A look at how the current top 30 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, 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 30 active prospects on the list. Rankings are from the 2016 prospect guide, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.
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4. Jameson Taillon, RHP, Pirates – In the Majors
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6. Harold Ramirez, OF, Altoona -[insert_php]
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8. Elias Diaz, C, Pirates – Disabled List.
9. Nick Kingham, RHP, Indianapolis – Disabled List
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23. Barrett Barnes, OF, Altoona -[insert_php]
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26. Adrian Valerio, SS – Extended Spring Training
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With Wilfredo Boscan getting called up to the majors for a spot start (or two), Justin Masterson made his second start for Indianapolis and first had control issues, which then turned into home run problems. In 4.2 innings, he allowed five runs on seven hits and four walks. That included two solo homers in the fourth inning and a two-run homer in the fifth. He walked four in the first two innings. Masterson failed to record a strikeout. The three homers were surprising considering that he had a 10:0 GO/AO ratio in the game. He has a 5.17 ERA in 15.2 innings with Indianapolis.
Indianapolis lost 8-7 in the 12th inning, with Dovydas Neverauskas picking up his first Triple-A loss. They got some nice relief work from Rob Scahill, who threw four shutout innings, striking out six batters. That was his longest outing since back in 2012 when he was a starting pitcher.
Josh Bell, Adam Frazier and Max Moroff each had two hits and two walks in this game. Moroff’s game was much more impressive than the other two because he spent the first half of the game on the bench and got three fewer plate appearances. He also drove in three runs. Frazier hit his 15th double, while Willy Garcia added his 17th double. Alen Hanson picked up his 18th stolen base. Austin Meadows went 0-for-5 for the second straight game.
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Altoona had some nice games at the plate by five prospects in their 5-2 win over Binghamton. Reese McGuire had the best game, going 3-for-3 with a single, double, triple and a walk. It was his tenth double of the season and first triple. He also stole a base and picked-off a runner in a key spot in the game. Kevin Newman went 2-for-5 with his first double since joining Altoona. He is 4-for-14 in three games since being promoted. Harold Ramirez went 2-for-4, with a walk and his second homer of the season. He is 16-for-39 in his last nine games. Erich Weiss had two hits, a walk, a run scored and an RBI. Edwin Espinal had two hits and an RBI. He is about 15 plate appearances shy of qualifying for the batting title, but his .323 average is ten points higher than the league leader.
Alex McRae started the game, coming off two very bad starts to begin his Double-A career. Even after allowing two runs over 5.2 innings in this game, he still has an 11.77 ERA. McRae gave up seven hits and two walks, with two strikeouts. He threw 94 pitches, with 64 for strikes, and he had an impressive 10:4 GO/AO ratio. Edgar Santana followed him with 2.1 perfect innings, striking out three batters. Despite getting seven outs, he faced just six hitters, thanks to that Reese McGuire pick-off. Montana DuRapau struck out the side in the ninth for the save.
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Bradenton clinched a playoff spot on Monday, but the first half of the season still had two games left. They won the first of those two games by a 6-2 score on Tuesday night. Austin Coley allowed a run on eight hits and a walk in six innings tonight against Jupiter. The lone run scored on a solo homer in the second inning. He’s been on a stretch of three subpar outings, so while the hit total was high in this game, it’s a good sign to see him give up one run over six innings and make it through his start on 87 pitches, with 56 going for strikes. High pitch counts have knocked him out of his last three starts before six innings.
On offense, Jerrick Suiter led the way with two hits and two RBIs. He collected his ninth double, while Connor Joe added his 13th double. Cole Tucker had two hits and scored a run. Chase Simpson hit a solo homer, his fifth of the year. Kevin Kramer went 0-for-1 with a walk, leaving the game after grounding into a double play in the third inning. No word on whether it was hustle related or an injury, but if he’s out more than two days we will get an update.
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West Virginia is on their All-Star break until Thursday.
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Morgantown won 7-2 to move to 5-0 on the season. This game was the first start for Luis Escobar, who showed why we consider him a sleeper prospect and not a top prospect yet. Escobar got through the first inning on 15 pitches, striking out all three batters swinging. Things went downhill from there with his control. In his last three innings, he issued four walks and allowed two hits (no runs) while throwing 55 pitches. In the game, he was able to throw just 35 of his 70 pitches for strikes. He can get his fastball to 95 MPH and he has a plus curve, but the control has been an issue. That’s partially due to the fact he was a third baseman until three years ago, so he is still somewhat new to pitching.
The Black Bears had some trouble with their second basemen in this game. Trae Arbet made a diving play in the second inning, then needed to be carted off the field with an apparent left wrist injury, which looked severe according to the announcer. Kevin Mahala replaced him, but he had to leave an inning later when he got hit by a pitch. Third round pick Stephen Alemais came on to finish the game at shortstop, while Erik Forgione moved over to second base.
Despite scoring seven runs, the Black Bears had just five hits, all from the top of the order. Lead-off hitter Clark Eagan had two hits, including his second double. Ty Moore had two hits and scored a run. Hunter Owen played third base in place of Will Craig and hit a two-run homer. Morgantown had ten walks in this game, with three from Matt Diorio and two from Kevin Krause.
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The DSL Pirates lost 9-3 on Tuesday in a rain-shortened game. The two teams got into the sixth inning before the weather wiped out the finish. All three runs from the Pirates came off outs. Rodolfo Castro went 0-for-2 with two runs driven in, and Larry Alcime had an RBI on a sacrifice fly. This was the first game that Castro failed to reach base, though you can put an asterisk on it because he probably lost two plate appearances and he still contributed on offense. Castro’s defensive woes continued, as he made his ninth and tenth errors of the season.
On the pitching side, starter Adonis Pichardo allowed five runs (three earned) over four innings. He was followed by Eumir Sepulveda, who gave up four runs in his inning of work. Jose Delgado had two strikeouts and a walk in the top of the sixth before it was called.
Sherten Apostel and Kevin Sanchez each had their first double of the season. Francisco Mepris had a single, two runs, and stole his fourth base.
