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. If a player is out for the season (Jameson Taillon #1, Clay Holmes #12), he will be removed and everyone below him will move up a spot. Removing these guys doesn’t mean they have lost prospect status. It is just an attempt to get 20 active prospects on the list. Rankings are from the mid-season top 20 update, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.
1. Tyler Glasnow, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
2. Austin Meadows, CF, West Virginia – 1-for-3, 2B
3. Reese McGuire, C, West Virginia – DNP
4. Nick Kingham, RHP, Indianapolis – 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR
5. Alen Hanson, SS/2B, Altoona – DNP
6. Josh Bell, RF, Altoona – Disabled List (8/19 Update)
7. Harold Ramirez, OF, West Virginia – Disabled List (7/24 Update)
8. Cole Tucker, SS, GCL Pirates – DNP
9. Luis Heredia, RHP, West Virginia – DNP
10. Mitch Keller, RHP, GCL Pirates – DNP
11. Adrian Sampson, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
12. JaCoby Jones, SS, West Virginia – Disabled List (8/20 Update)
13. Casey Sadler, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
14. Andrew Lambo, OF, Indianapolis – 1-for-4, HR
15. Joely Rodriguez, LHP, Altoona – DNP
16. Michael De La Cruz, OF, GCL Pirates – DNP
17. Trey Supak, RHP, GCL Pirates – DNP
18. Buddy Borden, RHP, West Virginia – 5.1 IP – 8 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 0 HR
19. Stetson Allie, 1B, Altoona – 0-for-4
20. Gage Hinsz, RHP, GCL Pirates – DNP
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DAILY SUMMARY
Top Hitter: Jacob Stallings, C – 3-for-5, HR
Home Runs: Andrew Lambo (9), Jacob Stallings (3)
AAA: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Result: Columbus 4, Indianapolis 3
Starting Pitcher: Nick Kingham, RHP – 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR
Top Hitter: Andrew Lambo, RF – 1-for-4, HR
Other Notable Performers:
Brent Morel, 3B – 2-for-4
Chris McGuiness, 1B – 2-for-4, 3B
Jaff Decker, LF – 2-for-3, BB
John Holdzkom, RHP – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR
Game Notes: Andrew Lambo has been on fire lately. Tonight he hit his fourth homer in his last four games, giving him nine on the year. Lambo had an .877 OPS in the month of August prior to this game. Nick Kingham gave up one run through four innings of work, then allowed two more in the fifth inning. He has a 3.28 ERA in 82.1 innings with Indianapolis, along with a 62:23 K/BB ratio. John Holdzkom pitched a shutout inning, and now has a 2.41 ERA in 18.2 innings with Indianapolis, along with a 24:7 K/BB ratio.
AA: ALTOONA CURVE
Result: New Britain 12, Altoona 0
Starting Pitcher: Jhonathan Ramos, LHP – 1.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 0 HR
Top Hitter: Keon Broxton, CF – 1-for-3, BB
Other Notable Performers:
Willy Garcia, RF – 1-for-3, BB
Game Notes: Altoona had a rough night all around. The offense combined for four hits and two walks, with four of the six walks and hits coming from Keon Broxton and Willy Garcia. On the pitching side, Jhonathan Ramos gave up five runs in 1.1 innings of work. Nate Baker gave up three runs, with one earned. Kenn Kasparek gave up four runs in two innings. Altoona had to use a position player to finish out the game, with Andy Vasquez throwing a perfect inning in relief.
A+: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Result: Palm Beach 12, Bradenton 11
Starting Pitcher: Shane Carle, RHP – 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR
Top Hitter: Jacob Stallings, C – 3-for-5, HR
Other Notable Performers:
Jose Osuna, 1B – 4-for-5, 3B, BB
Walker Gourley, RF – 3-for-5, 2B, BB
Max Moroff, 2B – 2-for-4, SB
Game Notes: Bradenton had a back and forth game with Palm Beach. After tying the score in the top of the seventh inning, they gave up five runs in the bottom half of the frame. In the ninth inning, Jacob Stallings hit a grand slam, his third homer of the year, to give the Marauders an 11-10 lead. However, Josh Smith blew the lead with a run in the bottom of the ninth, then gave up the winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning. Jose Osuna had a big day at the plate, reaching base in five out of six plate appearances, with four hits and his third triple of the year. Max Moroff stole his 20th base of the year.
A: WEST VIRGINIA POWER
Result: Kannapolis 7, West Virginia 1
Starting Pitcher: Buddy Borden, RHP – 5.1 IP – 8 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 0 HR
Top Hitter: Austin Meadows, CF – 1-for-3, 2B
Other Notable Performers:
Edwin Espinal, 1B – 1-for-3, 2B
Game Notes: For his fifth straight start, Buddy Borden went at least five innings, giving up one or fewer earned runs in the process. Over his last ten starts he has a 2.00 ERA in 54 innings, with a 63:15 K/BB ratio. Austin Meadows hit his 11th double of the year. He’s got a five game hitting streak, and now has his OPS up to .960 during the month of August. Edwin Espinal hit his 24th double of the year.
A-: JAMESTOWN JAMMERS
Result: Jamestown 5, State College 2
Starting Pitcher: Tyler Eppler, RHP – 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 0 HR
Top Hitter: Jordan Luplow, DH – 2-for-3, 2B, BB
Other Notable Performers:
Carl Anderson, LF – 2-for-4
Chase Simpson, 3B – 2-for-4, 2B
Tyler Filliben, SS – 2-for-2, BB
Game Notes: Tyler Eppler has been fantastic in his pro debut, especially over the last few starts. The tall right-hander has a 2.59 ERA in 62.2 innings this season, with a 44:11 K/BB ratio. In the month of August he has an 0.39 ERA in 23 innings, giving up his first run of the month in the fifth inning today. He also has an 18:3 K/BB ratio in that span. Eppler is a good candidate to skip over low-A ball and go right to Bradenton next year. Jordan Luplow added his tenth double of the year, and now has an .800 OPS in 187 at-bats with Jamestown.
RK: BRISTOL PIRATES
Result: Elizabethton 10, Bristol 4
Starting Pitcher: Omar Basulto, LHP – 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
Top Hitter: Jerrick Suiter, 1B – 3-for-4, 2B
Other Notable Performers:
Nick Buckner, RF – 2-for-4, 2B
Carlos Ozuna, 2B – 2-for-2, 2B, BB
Game Notes: Jerrick Suiter reached base safely three times for the third straight game. This was the second time during that span that he had three hits. Yesterday he walked three times. Suiter snapped that streak in game two. Nick Buckner remained on a hot streak, hitting his 14th double of the year. He’s got an OPS over .800 in the month of August.
Result: Elizabethton 1, Bristol 0
Starting Pitcher: John Sever, LHP – 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 HR
Top Hitter: Enyel Vallejo, CF – 2-for-3
Other Notable Performers:
Chris Harvey, C – 2-for-3
Game Notes: John Sever had a strong outing in game two, but didn’t get any help from his offense. Sever gave up a run on two hits and two walks in five innings, with six strikeouts. He’s done a great job with the strikeouts this year, with 57 in 36.2 innings, including 13 in 10 innings since moving to the rotation. His walk rate has gone up since becoming a starter, with eight walks in ten innings, after six walks in 26.2 innings prior to the switch.
RK: GCL PIRATES
The GCL Pirates were off today.
RK: DSL PIRATES
The DSL season is now over. You can read the DSL Pirates week 12 recap here. We will have a season recap later this week.
