Baseball America recently did an updated top 30 prospects for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but they updated that recent list to include draft picks and trade acquisitions. BA dropped their updated top 100 prospects list yesterday, so we already had one major spoiler for this new top 30 list.
Termarr Johnson is the new #1 in the system, as we found out yesterday right before he made his pro debut, going 0-for-2 in an abbreviated appearance for the FCL Pirates. The next new player to get ranked is Thomas Harrington, who slides into the eighth spot in the system between Nick Gonzales and Jared Jones. Harrington was the 36th overall pick in the 2022 draft.
The third draft pick to rank is Hunter Barco, who was selected just a few picks after Harrington. He ranks 14th in the system. He’s followed immediately on the list by Michael Kennedy, the fourth round pick, who signed for a $1M bonus to give up his commitment to LSU.
The two other additions to the list are trade pieces. Malcom Nunez, who came over from the St Louis Cardinals in the Jose Quintana deal, now ranks 16th in the system. He’s followed three spots later by reliever Colin Holderman, who came over from the New York Mets for Daniel Vogelbach. Holderman will likely graduate from prospect status before the 2022 season is over. He needs to make 13 more appearances on the mound.
