A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time (Tyler Glasnow, Trevor Williams, Alen Hanson), or loses his prospect eligibility, he will be removed from this list. 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 more active prospects on the list. Rankings are from the 2017 Prospect Guide, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.
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6. Will Craig, 3B, Bradenton – [insert_php]
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7. Taylor Hearn, LHP, Bradenton – [insert_php]
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8. Gage Hinsz, RHP, Bradenton – [insert_php]
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9. Nick Kingham, RHP, Extended Spring Training – [insert_php]
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10. Steven Brault, LHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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11. Clay Holmes, RHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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13. Max Kranick, RHP, Extended Spring Training – [insert_php]
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14. Elias Diaz, C, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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15. Edgar Santana, RHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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16. Luis Escobar, RHP, West Virginia – [insert_php]
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17. Dovydas Neverauskas, RHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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18. Yeudy Garcia, RHP, Altoona -[insert_php]
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19. Kevin Kramer, 2B, Altoona -[insert_php]
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20. Tyler Eppler, RHP, Indianapolis -[insert_php]
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21. Stephen Alemais, SS, West Virginia – [insert_php]
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22. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Altoona – [insert_php]
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23. Travis MacGregor, RHP, Extended Spring Training – [insert_php]
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24. Barrett Barnes, LF, Extended Spring Training -[insert_php]
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25. Max Moroff, 2B, Indianapolis -[insert_php]
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27. J.T. Brubaker, RHP, Altoona – [insert_php]
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28. Chris Bostick, INF/OF, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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29. Connor Joe, 3B, Altoona – [insert_php]
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30. Jose Osuna, 1B, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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Indianapolis has off on Monday
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Altoona lost 7-1 to Erie on Monday night, as Yeudy Garcia made his second start of the season. Just by getting out of the first inning, Garcia improved on his season debut, but this was by no means a solid start. Garcia recorded just two outs in his start last week, getting pulled in the first after he reached his single inning pitch limit. Things didn’t start off well on Monday, as he gave up a single, then a two-run homer to center field in the first inning. He nearly gave up a second homer in the first, but the ball hit high off the center field wall for a triple. Garcia ended up stranding that runner.
In the second inning, Garcia gave up two well hit singles, followed by a sacrifice fly for Erie’s third run. He walked the next batter, but again got out of the inning with men on base. He didn’t do bad in the third, giving up a bunt base hit, which was erased on a caught stealing/strikeout double play. Garcia allowed two unearned runs in the fourth, though it was his own error that caused the runs to be unearned. He dropped a catch at first base on a grounder to first baseman Edwin Espinal. After recording two outs, Garcia served up another two-run homer. He went four innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and a walk, while picking up three strikeouts. He threw 64 pitches, with 38 going for strikes. Garcia topped out at 94 with his fastball, though there were also plenty of 90 MPH fastballs mixed in.
Garcia gave up some long fly balls besides the damaged he allowed. All but one of the hits he gave up was well struck. Once he left the game though, Miguel Rosario threw three innings of shutout ball to quiet the Erie bats. John Kuchno allowed two runs over two innings. One of the runs was unearned, though just like Garcia’s unearned runs, it was due to his own error.
The offense had some chances to score, but they went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Kevin Kramer singled to extend his season-long hit streak to ten games. He has a .429 average. Kevin Newman had a single, double and a walk, breaking a recent cold streak in which he went 2-for-16. Edwin Espinal raised his average to .406 by collecting two hits. He scored the games only run after he singled in the second inning, then came around from first base on a Jordan Luplow single, which was booted for a fielding error by the right fielder. Luplow finished 1-for-4 on the day. Connor Joe went 0-for-4, leaving him 1-for-19 in his last five games.
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Bradenton started a seven-game homestand with a 5-1 win over Clearwater on Monday night. Dario Agrazal made his third start and lowered his ERA to 1.62 by allowing just one run over six innings. He gave up five hits, didn’t walk a batter, and struck out five, while throwing 55 of his 74 pitches for strikes. Agrazal posted a 7:5 GO/AO ratio. He was followed by Jess Amedee for two innings and Seth McGarry pitched the ninth, as they combined to retire all nine batters they faced.
The Marauders took a 1-0 lead in the first on a walk to Cole Tucker, followed by back-to-back singles from Will Craig and Logan Hill. In the second inning, a walk to Christian Kelley, a bunt single by Casey Hughston, and a walk to Danny Arribas, loaded the bases. Alfredo Reyes picked up an RBI on a ground out, which was followed by a two-run single by Mitchell Tolman. Bradenton added an insurance run in the eighth on a walk to Tucker, followed by his ninth stolen base in nine attempts, then an RBI single from Craig.
Tucker finished 0-for-2 with two walks and two runs. Craig was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Ke’Bryan Hayes went 0-for-3, giving him a .250 average. Mitchell Tolman was 1-for-4.
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West Virginia scored 13 runs on 18 hits during Sunday’s game, but that was just a preview of their offensive potential. On Monday night, they beat Hickory by a 19-3 score, picking up 22 hits. James Marvel started the game and breezed through five innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk. He threw 52 of his 78 pitches for strikes and had a 7:4 GO/AO ratio, to go along with three strikeouts. Marvel has a 1.93 ERA through three starts. Matt Eckelman followed and allowed two runs, then Jordan Jess closed out the blowout by retiring all six batters he faced.
For the second day in a row, everyone in the lineup had at least one hit. Hunter Owen somehow pulled off a 1-for-6 game, in which he was the only player without a run scored and an RBI. Everyone else had a strong day at the plate. Arden Pabst, Sandy Santos, Alexis Bastardo and Logan Ratledge all homered. Ty Moore had four hits, Carlos Munoz, Trae Arbet, Santos and Ratledge each had three hits. The home run by Bastardo was a grand slam. The unfortunate part of the game was that the only top 50 hitting prospect on the team, Stephen Alemais, had the night off.
