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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8. Elias Diaz, C, Pirates – Disabled List.
9. Nick Kingham, RHP, Indianapolis – Disabled List
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11. Kevin Newman, SS, Bradenton – Disabled List
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13. Steven Brault, LHP, Indianapolis – Disabled List
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26. Adrian Valerio, SS – Extended Spring Training
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Indianapolis is off today
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Stephen Tarpley is starting to show why he was ranked #14 in our latest prospect guide. After throwing four shutout innings in a rain-shortened appearance last week, he followed that up with one run over six innings on Monday night. These last two games have been more than just keeping runs off the board. Last year, Tarpley issued 25 walks over 116 innings for West Virginia. In his first 23 innings this season, he walked ten batters. In these last two starts, he walked none. He threw 81 pitches in this game, 57 for strikes. His pitch count was a problem in each of his first five starts as well, so these last two games have been a big step in the right direction. It’s possible he returned too soon from his Spring Training oblique injury, but it was still a bit surprising how long it took before he had a quality outing.
Bradenton dropped this game 3-1 with reliever Tate Scioneaux taking the loss. They had four hits and two walks in this game. After Taylor Gushue singled home Kevin Kramer with the lone run in the sixth inning, the last ten Bradenton hitters were retired in order. Jordan Luplow continued a strong June with a double and a HBP in three plate appearances, raising his June OPS to 1.083 through nine games. Elvis Escobar added his tenth double and an outfield assist.
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West Virginia won 5-3 on Monday night, taking an early 3-0 lead, before scoring two runs in the top of the ninth to break a tie. Tanner Anderson made his first start as a pro and pitched six innings, giving up one unearned run. He allowed five hits, no walks and struck out five batters. Anderson had terrific control in this game, throwing 48 of his 62 pitches for strikes. He also had an 11:1 GO/AO ratio. In 43 innings this season, he has a 1.88 ERA.
Tito Polo continued his breakout season with a single, a walk and a two-run double, which gave the Power that early 3-0 lead. The double was his 14th and he also picked up his 18th stolen base. Mitchell Tolman had three hits and a walk. His two-run single in the ninth gave the Power the lead. Christian Kelley has been hitting well lately and he had two hits in this game, including his ninth double. The Power had ten hits, but the 3-5 hitters in the lineup had a rough day. Ke’Bryan Hayes, Carlos Munoz and Danny Arribas combined to go 0-for-12 with four strikeouts and two errors. Munoz is now in a 1-for-33 slump.
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The DSL Pirates lost 4-1, dropping them to 2-6 on the season. Starter Yeudry Manzanillo had some control issues, leading to four walks and a shortened outing. He gave up three runs (two earned) on three hits and struck out two batters. Manzanillo had a 6:2 GO/AO ratio. Reliever Kleiner Machado allowed one unearned run over 2.1 innings. He had three strikeouts and four ground ball outs, allowing one hit and two walks. He was followed by Armando Bustamante, who retired all six batters he faced.
On offense, top prospect Kevin Sanchez had his first multi-hit game, picking up two singles and his first stolen base. He scored the only run for the Pirates. Sanchez, who is listed as having plus-plus speed, missed the first three games with a leg injury and he was caught stealing in his first stolen base attempt. Rodolfo Castro picked up a single and an RBI. He has hits in all five games he’s played, giving him a .444 average. He’s the youngest player on the team. Larry Alcime continues to struggle, going 0-for-4 in this game and he’s now 1-for-18 with 11 strikeouts. He was signed out of the Bahamas last July 2nd, receiving the second highest bonus ($350,000) that the Pirates gave out last year.
