TOP OF THE SYSTEM
A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn’t include players currently in the majors. If a player is in the majors, he will be removed, everyone below him will be shifted up a spot, and a new player will be added to the bottom of the list. Rankings are from the mid-season rankings, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player page.
1. Jameson Taillon, RHP, Indianapolis (0-1, 5.25) – DNP
2. Gregory Polanco, CF, Altoona (.264) – DNP
3. Tyler Glasnow, RHP, West Virginia (8-3, 2.50) – DNP
4. Alen Hanson, SS, Altoona (.196) – DNP
5. Austin Meadows, CF, GCL Pirates (.331) – 1-for-4, 3 K
6. Josh Bell, RF, West Virginia (.283) – DNP
7. Nick Kingham, RHP, Altoona (3-3, 3.02) – DNP
8. Luis Heredia, RHP, West Virginia Power (4-3, 3.57) – DNP
9. Reese McGuire, C, GCL Pirates (.313) – 1-for-2, 2B, BB
10. Dilson Herrera, 2B, West Virginia (.269) – DNP
11. Barrett Barnes, CF, West Virginia (.261) – Low-A DL
12. Kyle McPherson, RHP, Indianapolis (0-1, 19.29) – Triple-A DL
13. Stetson Allie, 1B, Bradenton (.231) – 1-for-5, 4 K
14. Wyatt Mathisen, C, West Virginia (.185) – 0-for-1, 2 BB (GCL Rehab)
15. Clay Holmes, RHP, West Virginia (4-5, 4.27) – DNP
16. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP, Indianapolis (2-4, 3.30) – DNP
17. Vic Black, RHP, Indianapolis (2-2, 2.27) – DNP
18. Harold Ramirez, CF, Jamestown (.308) – DNP
19. Blake Taylor, LHP, GCL Pirates (0-1, 1.32) – DNP
20. Jin-De Jhang, C, Jamestown (.279) – DNP
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DAILY SUMMARY
Top Hitter: D.J. Crumlich, 2B (.189) – 2-for-3, 2B, 2 BB
Home Runs: None
AAA: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Indianapolis was off today.
AA: ALTOONA CURVE
Altoona was off today.
A+: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Result: Charlotte 5, Bradenton 4
Starting Pitcher: Robby Rowland, RHP (5.28) – 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 HR
Top Hitter: D.J. Crumlich, 2B (.189) – 2-for-3, 2B, 2 BB
Other Notable Performers:
Gift Ngoepe, SS (.308) – 2-for-5, 3B, BB
Ashley Ponce, 3B (.250) – 2-for-4, BB, 2 RBI
Stetson Allie, 1B (.231) – 1-for-5, 4 K
Game Notes: Stetson Allie struck out four times tonight, which puts him at a 39% strikeout rate in 169 at-bats in his time in high-A. He has been drawing a lot of walks, but he isn’t hitting for a lot of power, and isn’t hitting for average. Usually the high strikeout/high walk combination isn’t a good sign. You’d think that the walks are encouraging, and a sign that the hitter is being selective. However, most guys who have that high strikeout and high walk combo are getting there because they’re being too selective waiting on a pitch to crush. They will see that pitch in low-A, they will see fewer of those pitches in high-A, and once they make the jump to Double-A they’ll face more pitchers who get ahead in the count, which means the strikeouts remain and the walks drop. Allie was streaky in his time in West Virginia. He’s still in his first full year as a hitter, and still developing. He came on rather quickly, and overcame some issues almost as soon as they came up in low-A. He isn’t adjusting as quickly in high-A, which might keep him at the level for the start of the 2014 season.
A: WEST VIRGINIA POWER
West Virginia was off today.
A-: JAMESTOWN JAMMERS
Jamestown was off today.
RK: GCL PIRATES
Result: Blue Jays 2, Pirates 1
Starting Pitcher: Jon Sandfort, RHP (2-2, 4.88) – 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 0 HR
Top Hitter: Reese McGuire, DH (.331) – 1-for-2, 2B, BB
Other Notable Performers:
Austin Meadows, CF (.313) – 1-for-4, 3 K
Wyatt Mathisen, C (.545) – 0-for-1, 2 BB
Game Notes: Jon Sandfort got off to a great start in the GCL, but has struggled in his last four outings. The right-hander has combined for 11 earned runs in 11.2 innings in that time, with a 12:8 K/BB ratio. That compares to four earned runs in 16 innings over his first four starts, with a 16:3 K/BB ratio. Reese McGuire picked up his tenth double of the year. Wyatt Mathisen is now 6-for-11 with five walks and no strikeouts in five rehab games. The more important thing is that he has now played three games in the last four days, which is a good sign that he’s getting back to being healthy.
Tim started Pirates Prospects in 2009 from his home in Virginia, which was 40 minutes from where Pedro Alvarez made his pro debut in Lynchburg. That year, the Lynchburg Hillcats won the Carolina League championship, and Pirates Prospects was born from Tim's reporting along the way. The site has grown over the years to include many more writers, and Tim has gone on to become a credentialed MLB reporter, producing Pirates Prospects each year, and will publish his 11th Prospect Guide this offseason. He has also served as the Pittsburgh Pirates correspondent for Baseball America since 2019. Behind the scenes, Tim is an avid music lover, and most of the money he gets paid to run this site goes to vinyl records.
Tim, any idea when Wyatt Mathisen might end his rehab assignment & return to West Virginia?
Allie is a hopeful return on investment, as all draft picks are.
He has done well this season. He was a dominant LowA power hitter.
I believe next season he will do the same thing at Bradenton—-and then struggle again in Altoona.
I believe the kid is a worker and the Pirates can coach him up.
He has a hell of a lot more value now than he did at this time a year ago
amen to that last statement.
still a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng way to go.