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 (Kevin Newman, Nick Burdi and Cole Tucker), 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 (Travis MacGregor), 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 updated 2019 Prospect Guide, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.
1. Mitch Keller, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
2. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Indianapolis – DNP
3. Oneil Cruz, SS, Bradenton – DNP
4. Travis Swaggerty, CF, Bradenton – 1-for-3, RBI, BB
5. Kevin Kramer, 2B, Indianapolis – DNP
6. Bryan Reynolds, OF, Pirates – In Majors
7. Will Craig, 1B, Indianapolis – DNP
8. Jason Martin, OF, Indianapolis – DNP
9. JT Brubaker, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
10. Calvin Mitchell, OF, Bradenton – 1-for-4
11. Cody Bolton, RHP, Bradenton – 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 SO
12. Tahnaj Thomas, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
13. Braxton Ashcraft, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
14. Lolo Sanchez, CF, Greensboro – 0-for-3
15. Pablo Reyes, Util, Indianapolis – DNP
16. Clay Holmes, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
17. Braeden Ogle, LHP, Greensboro – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO
18. Stephen Alemais, 2B/SS, Altoona – DNP
19. Michael Burrows, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
20. Jared Oliva, CF, Altoona – 2-for-4, BB, SB
21. Ji-Hwan Bae, SS, Greensboro – DNP
22. Max Kranick, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
23. Luis Escobar, RHP, Bradenton – 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO
24. Osvaldo Bido, RHP, Greensboro – DNP
25. Eduardo Vera, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
26. Gage Hinsz, RHP, Altoona – DNP
27. Aaron Shortridge, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
28. Blake Weiman, RHP, Altoona – DNP
29. Steven Jennings, RHP, Greensboro – DNP
30. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Indianapolis – DNP
Indianapolis had off on Monday
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Altoona lost 10-5 to a Bowie team that had just seven wins coming into the day. James Marvel has been one of the best pitchers in the system this season, but his stats took a real hit on Monday. He allowed six earned runs on ten hits and a walk in 4.2 innings. Marvel has surrendered nine earned runs in his last 5.1 innings. He gave up just five runs in his first 35.2 innings. Beau Sulser went 2.1 innings and gave up his first run of the season in 17 innings. Angel German threw a scoreless eighth, before Vicente Campos gave up three runs in the ninth.
The Curve scored all of their runs in the eighth inning, making it a 7-5 game at the time. Bligh Madris got the scoring started with a bases loaded single that brought in a pair. Logan Hill followed with an RBI single. Jerrick Suiter brought home two more runs with a single, but Hunter Owen was thrown out trying to take an extra base, ending the rally. Jared Oliva had two singles, a walk and his fifth stolen base.
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Bradenton won 1-0 over Clearwater. Cody Bolton was the best pitcher in the system during the month of April. He just had his best outing of the season in his first start this month. Bolton tossed seven shutout innings, allowing three hits, with no walks and seven strikeouts. He threw 61 of 90 pitches for strikes and posted a 7:2 GO/AO ratio. He now has an 0.77 ERA, with 36 strikeouts in 35 innings. Luis Escobar followed and made things interesting by allowing three runs in his two innings, but he was still able to pick up the save. He has thrown 13.1 shutout innings this year.
The offense was quiet for Bradenton, with just six base runners all night. The only run of the game was scored by Deon Stafford, who came in on a sixth inning single by Travis Swaggerty. Stafford’s first double of the season was the only extra-base hit for the Marauders. Besides the single, Swaggerty also drew the only Bradenton walk.
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Greensboro defeated West Virginia on Monday morning by a 6-3 score. Fabricio Macias continued his recent hot streak and Rodolfo Castro once again provided the power. Macias began the season by going 5-for-60 at the plate. He went 3-for-4 today, including his first double. Macias scored twice and drove in three runs. In his last seven games, he has gone 15-for-27, with 11 RBIs and nine runs scored. Castro hit his tenth home run of the season and played shortstop for a second game in a row after getting no starts there in the first 27 games of the season.
Kyle Mottice has been getting on base at a high rate after replacing the injured Connor Kaiser. Mottice went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and his third stolen base. He’s 6-for-8 with a HBP in three games. Michael Gretler went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Nicholas Economos, who is surprising everyone by being the best strikeout pitcher in the system, continued that trend today. He allowed three runs over six innings, while striking out nine batters. He now has 39 strikeouts in 27.2 innings. Yerry De Los Santos made his full-season debut and retired all three batters he faced. He was impressing people in Extended Spring Training, showing improvements on his pitches and mid-90s velocity. Braeden Ogle walked one and struck out three in his only inning of work. Logan Stoelke picked up his fourth save with a scoreless ninth.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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