A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time or loses his prospect eligibility (Colin Moran, Nick Kingham, Edgar Santana, Kyle Crick, Max Moroff and Dovydas Neverauskas), he will be removed from this list. Everyone below him will be shifted up a spot, and a new player will be added to the bottom of the list. If a player is out for the season, he will be removed and everyone below him will move up a spot. Removing these guys doesn’t mean they have lost prospect status. It is just an attempt to get more active prospects on the list. Rankings are from our updated 2018 Mid-Season Prospect Guide, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.
1. Mitch Keller, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
2. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Altoona – 0-for-4
3. Cole Tucker, SS, Altoona – 0-for-3, BB
4. Oneil Cruz, SS, West Virginia – DNP
5. Travis Swaggerty, CF, West Virginia – 0-for-5
6. Kevin Kramer, 2B, Indianapolis – 2-for-6, 2B, BB
7. Kevin Newman, SS, Pirates – In Majors
8. Calvin Mitchell, OF, West Virginia – 3-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, BB
9. Luis Escobar, RHP, Altoona – DNP
10. Clay Holmes, RHP, Indianapolis – 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO
11. Bryan Reynolds, OF, Altoona – 0-for-3, BB
12. Jordan Luplow, LF, Pirates – In Majors
13. Jason Martin, OF, Indianapolis – 0-for-5
14. Will Craig, 1B, Altoona – 0-for-4
15. Nick Burdi, RHP, Indianapolis – 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 SO
16. Braxton Ashcraft, RHP, GCL Pirates – DNP
17. Travis MacGregor, RHP, West Virginia – DNP
18. Braeden Ogle, LHP, West Virginia – DNP
19. Lolo Sanchez, CF, West Virginia – 1-for-4, 2B
20. JT Brubaker, RHP, Indianapolis – 1 IP, 1 H,0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO
21. Jared Oliva, CF, Bradenton – DNP
22. Ji-Hwan Bae, SS, GCL Pirates – DNP
23. Cody Bolton, RHP, West Virginia – DNP
24. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Indianapolis – DNP
25. Dario Agrazal, RHP, Altoona – DNP
26. Stephen Alemais, 2B/SS, Altoona – 2-for-4
27. Max Kranick, RHP, West Virginia – DNP
28. Mason Martin, 1B, Bristol – 0-for-5
29. Steven Jennings, RHP, Bristol – DNP
30. Aaron Shortridge, RHP, Morgantown – DNP
Indianapolis lost 4-1 to Lehigh Valley in the first game of a doubleheader.
JT Brubaker got in one scoreless inning on Friday before the rains came. When they resumed play on Saturday, Tyler Eppler took over and he went five innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks, with three strikeouts. It’s his seventh straight appearance with at least three earned runs allowed. Nick Burdi was out next and he struggled, facing four batters before reaching his 20 pitch limit. He had a strikeout, two walks and he gave up a hit. Jesus Liranzo finished the seventh and stranded three runners, then AJ Schugel took over in the eighth and gave up a solo homer.
Before the game was suspended yesterday, Max Moroff hit a solo homer, his seventh for Indianapolis. In the final 7.1 innings, they got a single from Kevin Kramer and a double from Pablo Reyes. That was it for hits. Moroff and Kramer drew the only two walks. Jason Martin went 0-for-3 to extend his slump to 6-for-71 in 19 games.
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In game two, Damien Magnifico got the start and went just two innings, throwing shutout ball. Steven Brault tossed 1.1 scoreless frames, allowing two hits and a walk. Alex McRae followed and gave up one run over 2.2 innings. Clay Holmes got his second straight relief appearance since returning to Indianapolis and he threw a shutout inning to send it to extra innings. The Indians scored four runs in the eighth, then sent Dovydas Neverauskas out to finish things off. He retired the side in order for the 5-1 win.
Jerrick Suiter had the big hit in the game with a two-run pinch-hit single in the eighth. Indianapolis had just five hits in the game, but four of them came with runners in scoring position. Kevin Kramer hit his 31st double. Jacob Stallings, Jose Osuna and Eric Wood each drove in a run. Jason Martin went 0-for-2 with a walk.
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Altoona lost 3-0 to Portland.
Cam Vieaux got the start and was pitching well until the sixth inning when he ran into a little trouble. He finished with 5.1 innings, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks, with one strikeout. Vieaux threw 63 of 92 pitches for strikes. He now has a 3.71 ERA with Altoona in 77.2 innings. Logan Sendelbach followed and didn’t allow a hit over the final 2.2 innings.
The Curve had just four hits and two were from Stephen Alemais, who returned from the disabled list today. His 16th double of the season was the lone extra-base hit. Altoona got singles from Jin-De Jhang and Alfredo Reyes. Jhang also had two walks, while Reyes stole his ninth base for the Curve and his 33rd base overall this season in 36 attempts.
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Bradenton won 3-2 over Jupiter.
Mike Wallace got the start and went six strong innings, allowing one run on eight hits and a walk, striking out five batters. Blake Weiman followed 1.1 shutout innings, despite allowing four hits. Angel German allowed a run in the ninth, but still finished the game off for his third save.
Raul Siri had the big hit, slugging a two-run homer in the second inning. Bradenton had plenty of chances to add on runs, but they went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position. John Bormann and Brett Pope each had three hits. Adrian Valerio hit his 22nd double. Mitchell Tolman had an RBI single and a walk.
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West Virginia lost 7-6 to Charleston.
Sergio Cubilete got the start and it was a tough outing. He gave up five runs on eight hits and three walks in 3.1 innings. He had three strikeouts, a 4:2 GO/AO ratio and also hit a batter. Cubilete needed 84 pitches to get through his abbreviated outing. Ike Schlabach followed with two unearned runs over 3.2 innings. Drew Fischer and Beau Sulser each tossed a scoreless frame.
Calvin Mitchell had a big day, going 3-for-4 with his ninth home run of the season. He scored two runs, drove in a pair and walked once. Mitchell now has a .599 OPS in 41 games during the second half of the season. Rodolfo Castro hit a solo homer, his tenth of the year. Travis Swaggerty went 0-for-5 and picked up an outfield assist. He is 2-for-13 since being moved up. Connor Kaiser had a single, walk, RBI and run scored. Dylan Busby had a double, RBI and a walk. Lolo Sanchez hit his 16th double. Raul Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a double, giving him a .345 average in 35 games.
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Morgantown lost 5-4 to Williamsport.
Zach Spears got the start and went five innings, allowing three runs on eight hits, with no walks and four strikeouts. This year’s eighth round pick has a 6.37 ERA in 35.1 innings. Ryan Valdes followed and retired all six batters he faced, two by strikeouts. Cam Alldred pitched two innings and gave up two runs for his first loss.
Brett Kinneman had a nice day at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored. Fabricio Macias had two hits, a run scored and his first stolen base. Ben Bengtson had a single, triple, RBI and run scored. Daniel Amaral picked up his sixth outfield assist.
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Bristol lost 5-1 to Burlington.
Yeudry Manzanillo got the start and allowed three runs on four hits and three walks in five innings. He picked up five strikeouts. Austin Shields followed with two runs over two innings, though both were unearned. Jacob Webb was out next and he threw a scoreless eighth inning.
Jonah Davis tripled in this game, his sixth of the season. He has 29 extra-base hits in 44 games. The only Bristol run scored on an RBI ground out by Jeremias Portorreal with the bases loaded in the eighth after three walks. Zac Susi had a single and two walks. Brendt Citta had a single, walk and scored the only run.
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The GCL Pirates won 12-2 over the Phillies East.
Michael Burrows made his third start, though his second one was suspended in the third inning and needs to be completed next week for the stats to count. Burrows allowed a chopper up the middle to the first batter he faced in pro ball and the second baseman had a chance to make the play, but his throw wasn’t strong and it was offline. Since that first batter two weeks ago, Burrows has thrown nine no-hit innings, including four on Saturday morning. It wasn’t a perfect game, as he did walk three batters and hit another, while picking up just one strikeout. It’s still impressive to see an 18-year-old give up one hit in nine innings (or no hits if you want to just count after the first batter) and that hit didn’t even leave the infield.
On offense, the two big bats continued their onslaught of GCL pitchers. Jack Herman went 2-for-3 with his second home run. He is now hitting .378 and will take a 19 point lead into the final week of the GCL season on Monday. The Pirates have seven games remaining. Pat Dorrian went 3-for-5 with his sixth triple and he drove in three runs. He has 34 RBIs now, which is five behind the league leader, who isn’t in the league anymore. Samuel Inoa had three hits and an RBI. Joseivin Medina had two hits and drove in two runs.
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The DSL Pirates1 lost 4-0 to the Rangers1
Starter Valentin Linarez went three innings, giving up three runs. He was followed by Starlyn Reynoso, who finished out the game with one unearned run in five innings, with no walks and five strikeouts.
The offense barely showed up. Five players had one single each and no one walked. The Pirates actually had a scoring opportunity in the sixth when Jommer Hernandez singled to lead-off the inning, then after he moved to second base on a passed ball, Rayvi Rodriguez reached on a bunt single. They were unable to get anything in the inning despite two men on, no outs and the top of the lineup coming up. Juan Pie went 0-for-4 in this game. He’s hitting .262/.389/.436 in 54 games.
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The DSL Pirates2 lost 2-1 to the Mariners
Estalin Ortiz went 4.2 innings on Saturday, allowing one unearned run on four hits and three walks, while striking out six batters. Carlos Campos allowed one run over 2.1 innings while striking out four batters. Miguel Diaz and Wander Romero each threw a scoreless inning.
An RBI double by Bryan Mateo accounted for the only run. Pedro Castillo, who went 1-for-2 with a walk and his tenth stolen base, scored the run. Daniel ANgulo hit a triple. Juan Mena had two hits. Angel Basabe went 0-for-4 with an outfield assist. He’s hitting .274/.359/.440 in 46 games.
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