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 – DNP
4. Shane Baz, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
5. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Altoona – DNP
6. Kevin Newman, SS, Indianapolis – 0-for-4
7. Taylor Hearn, LHP, Altoona – DNP
8. Lolo Sanchez, CF, West Virginia – 0-for-3, BB
9. Bryan Reynolds, OF, Altoona – DNP
10. Jordan Luplow, LF, Indianapolis – 1-for-2, 2B, 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 – DNP
16. Adrian Valerio, SS, Bradenton – 0-for-4
17. Calvin Mitchell, OF, West Virginia – DNP
18. Oneil Cruz, SS, West Virginia – 1-for-2, 2 BB
19. Nick Burdi, RHP, Pirates (disabled list) – DNP
20. Dario Agrazal, RHP, Altoona – DNP
21. JT Brubaker, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
22. Will Craig, 1B, Altoona – DNP
23. Stephen Alemais, 2B/SS, Altoona – DNP
24. Jason Martin, OF, Altoona – DNP
25. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Indianapolis – 3 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 0 SO
26. Eduardo Vera, RHP, Altoona – DNP
27. Mason Martin, 1B, Bristol – DNP
28. Conner Uselton, OF, Extended Spring Training – DNP
29. Cody Bolton, RHP, West Virginia – DNP
30. Steven Jennings, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
Indianapolis lost 11-1 to Pawtucket.
Brandon Waddell made his third start for Indianapolis. He got knocked out early in the first game, then rebounded with 5.2 shutout frames. On Sunday, Waddell had a start very similar to his first game. He went just three innings, allowing five runs on five hits and three walks, with no strikeouts. The big hit was a three-run homer in the third. Waddell threw 71 pitches, with 37 going for strikes.
Jesus Liranzo followed Waddell and couldn’t even get through an inning. He allowed four runs on four walks and a hit. Just 15 of his 37 pitches went for strikes. Damien Magnifico allowed two runs in 2.1 innings. Josh Smoker tossed two perfect frames and combined with Magnifico to strike out eight batters.
The only Indianapolis run scored on a Christopher Bostick singled, followed a few batters later by a Jose Osuna sacrifice fly. Bostick’s hit with one out of the sixth was the first Indianapolis hit of the game. Jordan Luplow went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks. Pablo Reyes had a single and a walk.
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Altoona had their game canceled due to rain. Since they don’t play Hartford again this season, the game with not be made up.
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Bradenton lost 4-2 to Tampa.
The Marauders scored both of their runs on homers. Hunter Owen hit his seventh and Lucas Tancas hit his third. They had just two other hits in the game, singles by Owen and Mitchell Tolman. Both Tancas and Tolman also drew walks, the only two by Bradenton.
Mike Wallace got the start and gave up four runs on eight hits and a walk over six innings. He had three strikeouts and served up three solo homers, while throwing 59 of his 89 pitches for strikes. Ronny Agustin followed with two shutout innings.
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West Virginia lost 6-1 to Hickory.
Max Kranick got roughed up in his last outing after putting up two strong starts to begin his time in Low-A. It looked like today’s game was going to be even worse than that last outing, but Kranick settled down after a rough second inning. He finished with four runs (all in the second) on eight hits and two walks, with three strikeouts over five innings. He threw 85 pitches, with 52 going for strikes. Only two batters reached base in the final three innings. Sergio Cubilete followed and allowed two runs in three innings. One was unearned due to Oneil Cruz’s 22nd error.
On offense, Chris Sharpe (pictured above) had three hits, including his seventh double. Brett Pope doubled and drove in Sharpe with the lone run. Deon Stafford had two hits. Oneil Cruz had a single and two walks. Ben Bengtson doubled and stole his first base.
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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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