Thomas Harrington made his Double-A debut for the Altoona Curve in game two of a double header on Sunday.
Harrington, who was drafted 36th overall in the 2022 draft, pitched three shutout innings, allowing no hits, one walk, and striking out four. This follows a rehab appearance in Bradenton where the right-hander threw three shutout innings, with one hit, one walk, and four strikeouts.
Last year, Harrington was one of the best pitchers in the Pirates system, combining for a 3.53 ERA in 127.1 innings between the two A-ball levels. That includes a 3.87 ERA in 88.1 innings across 18 starts in High-A. He was slated to begin his season in Double-A, but was delayed due to a shoulder issue in Spring Training.
Harrington is one of the top ten prospects in the system, giving the Altoona rotation their fourth top ten arm. I wrote about his 2023 progress for Baseball America earlier this year.
PIRATES PROSPECT WATCH
INDIANAPOLIS lost 7-1.
- LF Ji Hwan Bae: 1-for-2, 3B, 2 BB
- 3B Malcom Nunez: 1-for-4
- 1B Matt Gorski: 1-for-4
- RHP Carmen Mlodzinski: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
- LHP Jose Hernandez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
ALTOONA lost game one 5-2.
- LHP Anthony Solometo: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 2 HR
- RHP Drake Fellows: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 0 HR
- RF Jase Bowen: 2-for-3, SB
- 2B Tsung-Che Cheng: 1-for-2, 2 BB, 2 RBI
- C Eli Wilson: 1-for-3, SB
ALTOONA won game two 3-1, led by three shutout innings from Thomas Harrington.
- 3B-1B Joe Perez: 2-for-4, HR, RBI
- LF Sammy Siani: 1-for-3, 2B
- RF Jase Bowen: 1-for-3, 2B
- SS Tsung-Che Cheng: 1-for-4, SB
- LHP Nick Dombkowski: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
GREENSBORO won 13-10.
- RF Charles McAdoo: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 5 RBI
- 3B Maikol Escotto: 2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI
- C Shawn Ross: 1-for-5, HR
- SS-2B Jack Brannigan: 3-for-5
- 2B-SS Termarr Johnson: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R
BRADENTON won 12-11 in ten innings.
- 3B Jeral Toledo: 3-for-5, 2 2B, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
- C Omar Alfonzo: 3-for-4, 2B, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
- 2B Kalae Harrison: 2-for-5, 2B, 4 RBI
- CF Sergio Campana: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R
- SS Javier Rivas: 1-for-3, 2B, BB, 2 R
FCL PIRATES OFF
STATCAST HEROES
Jose Hernandez had six whiffs in his inning of work, with two each on the slider, fastball, and changeup. STATS
RHP Peyton Stumbo pitched two shutout innings in relief for Bradenton, striking out five. He had seven whiffs, with five on the fastball and two on the curve. STATS
MONDAY’S SCHEDULE
- The full season teams are off on Monday.
- Rookie: FCL Pirates, 12:00 PM – TBD
