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, Jose Osuna), 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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2. Mitch Keller, RHP, Bradenton – [insert_php]
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4. Cole Tucker, SS, Bradenton – [insert_php]
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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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12. Braeden Ogle, LHP, Extended Spring Training – [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, Pirates – [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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26. Eric Wood, 3B, 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. Pat Light, RHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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Indianapolis was off on Monday.
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Altoona was rained out on Monday. A makeup date has yet to be announced.
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BRADENTON, Fla. – Taylor Hearn got off to a rough start in the first inning tonight, giving up a one out walk and a two-run homer. From that point forward, he settled down, retiring the next seven batters, and finishing his outing with two runs in six innings of work.
Hearn did have some control issues throughout the start, including a few walks with two outs in the third inning. After issuing the first two-out walk, he picked off the runner at first, but Will Craig’s throw to second pulled Mitchell Tolman toward the pitcher’s mound, allowing the runner to slide around the tag. Hearn then issued another walk, allowing the runner at second to take third. He got out of the jam with a strikeout, one of eight on the night.
That was the big thing working for Hearn tonight. He was throwing his fastball consistently in the 97 MPH range, getting a lot of swings and misses with the fastball, especially when he got ahead in counts and elevated it up and away. The last time I saw Hearn, he was inconsistent in putting opposing hitters away, often because he was working deep into counts, rather than getting ahead and getting in a good position to get batters to chase like he was doing tonight.
It wasn’t a perfect night for Hearn, but it was a good outing. I thought he did a good job of rebounding from the home run, and rebounding from some poor control at various times. At the same time, he did have control issues, which will be the biggest focus as the year goes on. He also gave up runs in the first two innings for the third start in a row.
After Sam Street slowed it down for two innings, lefty Jake Brentz came on and brought the velocity, sitting around 97-98 MPH in his inning of work, and pounding the strike zone with his fastball. Brentz and Hearn have often been paired up in the same outings, which seems more coincidental than a strategy. It’s an unfair coincidence, as both lefties can pump in lively upper-90s fastballs, making for a tough day for opposing hitters.
The Marauders won the game 8-3, scoring four runs in the third and four in the seventh. In each case they benefited from poor defense by St. Lucie, along with some aggressive work on the bases. Cole Tucker stole four bases on the night, giving him 17 this year. Logan Hill continued his hot hitting, getting a two RBI double in the seventh inning to help break the game open. – Tim Williams
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West Virginia had off on Monday.
