A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time or loses his prospect eligibility (Colin Moran, Edgar Santana, Kyle Crick, Max Moroff and Dovydas Neverauskas), 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 our 2018 Prospect Guide, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.
1. Mitch Keller, RHP, Altoona – DNP
2. Austin Meadows, CF, Pirates – In Majors
3. Cole Tucker, SS, Altoona – 2-for-4, 2 SB
4. Shane Baz, RHP, Bristol – DNP
5. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Altoona – DNP
6. Kevin Newman, SS, Indianapolis – 1-or-3, 2 BB
7. Taylor Hearn, LHP, Altoona – DNP
8. Lolo Sanchez, CF, West Virginia –
9. Bryan Reynolds, OF, Altoona – 0-for-3
10. Jordan Luplow, LF, Indianapolis – 1-for-3, 2 BB
11. Luis Escobar, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
12. Clay Holmes, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
13. Braeden Ogle, LHP, West Virginia – DNP
14. Nick Kingham, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
15. Kevin Kramer, 2B, Indianapolis – 0-for-4, BB
16. Adrian Valerio, SS, Bradenton – DNP
17. Calvin Mitchell, OF, West Virginia – 0-for-3, BB
18. Oneil Cruz, SS, West Virginia – 1-for-4
19. Nick Burdi, RHP, Pirates (disabled list) – DNP
20. Dario Agrazal, RHP, Altoona – DNP
21. JT Brubaker, RHP, Indianapolis – 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
22. Will Craig, 1B, Altoona – 1-for-4, HR, RBI
23. Stephen Alemais, 2B/SS, Altoona – 0-for-3, BB
24. Jason Martin, OF, Altoona – 1-for-4
25. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Indianapolis – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO
26. Eduardo Vera, RHP, Altoona – 3.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 0 BB, 2 SO
27. Mason Martin, 1B, Bristol – DNP
28. Conner Uselton, OF, Bristol – DNP
29. Cody Bolton, RHP, West Virginia – DNP
30. Steven Jennings, RHP, Bristol – DNP
Indianapolis won 6-3 over Columbus.
JT Brubaker got his eighth start for Indianapolis today. This didn’t as planned, mostly due to poor defense behind him in the second inning, but he also ran his pitch count up around the defense. Brubaker gave up two earned runs in three innings on four hits, two walks and two strikeouts. Kevin Newman booted an easy grounder which brought in a third run, while Jung Ho Kang misplayed a grounder that went for a hit and Kevin Kramer couldn’t complete a double play due to a poor throw. Without those plays, Brubaker gets out of the second with no runs and pitches past the third inning.
Brandon Waddell followed with his second relief appearance this week, so it appears that he is in the bullpen now, unless they’re trying to keep his innings down after missing so much time last year. He tossed two scoreless innings on two hits, with no walks and two strikeouts. Damien Magnifico and Bo Schultz also threw two shutout frames each.
Max Moroff and Jose Osuna were the offense in this game. Osuna hit his fourth home run, a three-run shot. Moroff hit a solo homer, his fifth with Indianapolis. Both of them also drove in another run, accounting for all six RBIs. Osuna hit his 19th double. Christopher Bostick hit his 20th double. Jordan Luplow and Kevin Newman each had a single and two walks. Jung Ho Kang had two hits, including his first double with Indianapolis. He is 4-for-22 in six games.
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Altoona lost 9-1 to New Hampshire.
Eduardo Vera got the start and got roughed up for the first time this season, losing his streak of 11 straight games in which he went at least six innings. Vera allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and no walks in just 3.2 innings, with all but one run coming in the fourth. He was followed by four pitchers, including Enny Romero making his second rehab appearance for Altoona. He threw one scoreless inning. Yeudy Garcia and Geoff Hartlieb each allowed one run in their one inning.
The offense obviously didn’t do much with one run on the board, but there were two positive notes. Cole Tucker had two hits and stole two bases to give him 13 steals on the year. Will Craig connected on his 11th home run of the season, one away from doubling last year’s output and we haven’t quite reached the halfway point yet. He also drove in his 50th run.
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Bradenton has off for the FSL All-Star break.
The Marauders sent four players to the game on Saturday night. Arden Pabst and Alfredo Reyes each came off the bench and went 0-for-1 at the plate. Reyes actually committed two errors at second base in his three innings, though neither proved to be costly. Scooter Hightower and Matt Eckelman each threw a shutout inning.
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West Virginia lost 4-2 to Delmarva, as they now go into their All-Star break.
Gavin Wallace got the start and began poorly with three runs in the first. He was strong after that, throwing shutout ball over the next five innings, allowing just one infield hit and one walk. Wallace walked two batters in this game, making it just the third time he’s walked more than one batter in a game since going pro last year.
Blake Cederlind was out next and he retired the side in order in the seventh, picking up two strikeouts. Drew Fischer followed and had an easy inning, putting up the same nine strike/14-pitch stat as Cederlind. Joel Cesar was next and he allowed a run in his only inning.
The Power had five hits (all singles) and three walks. Their runs scored on an RBI ground out by Chris Sharpe in the second and an RBI single from Sharpe in the fourth. John Bormann scored both of those runs after reaching on a hit-by-pitch and a walk. Rodolfo Castro had two hits.
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Morgantown lost 10-9 to Mahoning Valley, dropping their third straight to open the season.
Aaron Shortridge, the 2018 fourth round pick, made his pro debut. He started and went three innings, allowing one run on three hits, with no walks and three strikeouts. Out next was Logan Stoelke, the ninth round pick this year. He tossed a scoreless inning on one hit.
Shea Murray followed with his pro debut. He was drafted last year, but needed elbow surgery before he got into a game. He’s been as high as 99 MPH, but was in the 93-94 range recently as he works his way back. This was a forgettable debut, with all 12 pitches going for balls, including one wild pitch. All three runs would score off of reliever Nicholas Economos, who gave up four runs of his own in two innings of work.
Juan Henriquez was out next and allowed one run in two innings. He was followed by second baseman Melvin Jimenez, pitching for the second time in three games. He allowed the winning run to score without recording an out.
On offense, Melvin Jimenez had a lot more luck, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Raul Siri, Jhoan Herrera, Felix Vinicio and Paul Brands each had two hits. Vinicio hit a two-run homer. Edison Lantigua hit a two-run triple. Brett Kinneman had two sacrifice flies, a single and a walk.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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The DSL Pirates1 were off on Sunday
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The DSL Pirates2 were off on Sunday.
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