Welcome to the Pirates Prospects daily video rundown, where we pull some of the top videos of the Pittsburgh Pirates across the internet.
Canaan Smith-Njigba
What better way to celebrate making the Opening Day roster than to flex some of that power that put him in that position to breaking camp with the Major League team.
Canaan Smith-Njigba is here. pic.twitter.com/NdXnvrqypz
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) March 28, 2023
Smith-Njigba launched this three-run home run to temporarily give the Pirates a lead.
Javier Rivas
The infielder had a really strong season in the FCL last year, and he’s a breakout candidate for the upcoming season when it comes to lower level players. He got a taste of a Major League game on Tuesday, picking up a base hit.
I mentioned the other day how Javier Rivas and Yordany De Los Santos were two prospects I'm really excited to see this year. Rivas got into a game today and got a base hit that had an EV of 110+ mph. #Pirates pic.twitter.com/DDMagxoxm6
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) March 28, 2023
He flexed even more of his power potential in a minor league scrimmage game on Monday.
Pirates IF prospect Javi Rivas is currently 3-3 with a pair of doubles and this enormous blast for a Home Run. Watch out for this young & developing slugger #futurestar pic.twitter.com/ZdBkCi58dF
— Florida Prospect Report (@FLProspectPod) March 27, 2023
Oneil Cruz
With the regular season getting ready to begin and the regulars start to play a lot more, we can expect even more of this.
The last couple of pitches in the at bat where Oneil Cruz drilled a double to right field. Another batted ball at 110+ mph #Pirates pic.twitter.com/YIERBpEW7S
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) March 28, 2023
