Top Pirates Prospects Sorted by Level, Position and Age

Here’s a look at the top prospects for the Pittsburgh Pirates, broken down by level of play for the top 30, youngest hitter/pitcher at each level and the level for the top prospects at each position. The rankings are based on our recently released top 30 prospects list.

Opening Day Assignment for Top 30 Prospects

1. Oneil Cruz – Indianapolis (Triple-A)
2. Henry Davis- Greensboro (High-A)
3. Roansy Contreras – Indianapolis
4. Nick Gonzales – Altoona (Double-A)
5. Quinn Priester – Altoona
6. Liover Peguero – Altoona
7. Endy Rodriguez – Greensboro
8. Jared Jones – Greensboro
9. Mike Burrows – Altoona
10. Matt Fraizer – Altoona
11. Bubba Chandler – Extended Spring Training
12. Carmen Mlodzinski – Altoona
13. Anthony Solometo – Extended Spring Training
14. Lonnie White Jr – Extended Spring Training
15. Travis Swaggerty – Indianapolis
16. Diego Castillo – Pirates
17. Miguel Yajure – Pirates
18. Rodolfo Nolasco -Bradenton (Low-A)
19. Ji-hwan Bae – Indianapolis
20. Rodolfo Castro – Indianapolis
21. Canaan Smith-Njigba – Indianapolis
22. Jared Triolo – Altoona
23. Connor Scott – Altoona
24. Tahnaj Thomas – Altoona
25. Kyle Nicolas – Altoona
26. JC Flowers – Altoona
27. Dariel Lopez – Greensboro
28. Luis Ortiz -Altoona
29. Cody Bolton – Indianapolis
30. Maikol Escotto – Greensboro

By The Numbers

Indianapolis – 7

Altoona – 12

Greensboro – 5

Bradenton – 1

Extended ST – 3

Opening Day Assignments for Top Prospects at Each Position

First Team

C – Henry Davis, Greensboro

1B – Mason Martin, Indianapolis

2B – Nick Gonzales, Altoona

SS – Oneil Cruz, Indianapolis

3B – Rodolfo Castro, Indianapolis

OF – Matt Fraizer, Altoona

OF – Lonnie White Jr, Extended ST

OF – Travis Swaggerty, Indianapolis

RHP – Roansy Contreras

LHP – Anthony Solometo

Second Team

C – Endy Rodriguez, Greensboro

1B – Will Matthiessen

2B – Ji-hwan Bae

SS – Liover Peguero

3B – Jared Triolo

OF – Rodolfo Nolasco

OF – Canaan Smith-Njigba

OF – Connor Scott

RHP – Quinn Priester

LHP – Omar Cruz

Youngest Hitters/Pitchers by Affiliate

Indianapolis

Hitter: Ji-hwan Bae 07/26/1999 (22)

Pitcher: Roansy Contreras 11/07/1999 (22)

Altoona

Hitter: Liover Peguero 12/31/2000 (21)

Pitcher: Quinn Priester, 09/16/2000 (21)

Greensboro

Hitter: Maikol Escotto 06/04/2002 (19)

Pitcher: Jared Jones 08/06/2001 (20)

Bradenton

Hitter: Alexander Mojica, 08/02/2002 (19)

Pitcher: Carlos Jimenez, 07/14/2002 (19)

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