Pirates DVR: Esmerlyn Valdez’s Arm, Owen Kellington, Antwone Kelly Pitching

Welcome to the Pirates Prospects daily video rundown, where we pull some of the top videos of the Pittsburgh Pirates across the internet.

Pitching Prospects At Work

A lot of good videos of pitching prospects getting their work done prior to the start of the regular season.

One of them is right-handed pitcher Luigi Herndanez, who posted a sub-4.00 ERA while striking out 36 batters in 25 innings between the FCL and Bradenton as an 18-year-old.

Two more RHPs, Owen Kellington & Derek Diamond get some strikeouts to help their teams #pitching #letsgoBucs pic.twitter.com/ThWIGIwJjI

— Florida Prospect Report (@FLProspectPod) March 27, 2023

The second set of videos (above) shows off a pair of pitchers, Owen Kellington and Derek Diamond. Kellington was part of the high upside prep players the Pirates took in 2021, but missed the majority of the season.

Diamond was one of the many college pitchers the Pirates took in 2022. He had a rough draft year, but put up some interesting numbers during the prior season.

Pirates pitching prospects started with RHP Antwone Kelly. He threw too many pitches but felt fine & got a pair of K’s. On one of how strikes we see C prospect Axiel Plaz fire down to 1sy behind a runner. pic.twitter.com/UATfEsseB5

— Florida Prospect Report (@FLProspectPod) March 27, 2023

Antwone Kelly made his lone appearance for the Netherlands count, pitching a scoreless inning, impressing with the run on his fastball. Here (above) he continues to work on his craft.

Esmerlyn Valdez

After a base hit, Pirates OF prospect Esmerlyn Valdez shows off the arm in left. His throw gets the runner by quite a bit for the outfield assist #defense pic.twitter.com/HGbchvjJhF

— Florida Prospect Report (@FLProspectPod) March 27, 2023

Esmerlyn Valdez is one of the prospects I highlighted that could make up a very crowded outfield picture in Bradenton. He was one of the better hitters on the FCL Pirates last year, but here he shows off his arm.

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Anthony began writing over 10 years ago, starting a personal blog to cover the 2011 MLB draft, where the Pirates selected first overall. After bouncing around many websites covering hockey, he refocused his attention to baseball, his first love when it comes to sports. He eventually found himself here at Pirates Prospects in late 2021, where he covers the team’s four full season minor league affiliates.