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Minor League Schedule: 4/12/13

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All four affiliates have gone through the entire rotation now for the first time, so pitchers are now getting their second looks. Tonight will see Jameson Taillon make his second start, trying to build on five shutout innings in his debut. Both Indianapolis and West Virginia had weather issues yesterday. Indianapolis was rained out. They will play a doubleheader Saturday. West Virginia was suspended in the fifth inning, with the Power up 4-0. The game will be finished today before the start of tonight’s regularly scheduled game. Bradenton had yet to win through seven games.  For a look at the possible starters over the next few weeks, please check out our Probable Pitchers Chart. A full recap of yesterday’s action can be found here.

Jameson Taillon threw five shutout innings in his season debut
Jameson Taillon threw five shutout innings in his season debut

AAA: Indianapolis (5-2) @ Columbus (1-5) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Kyle McPherson (0-0 9.00)
Yesterday’s Result: Indianapolis was rained out

Kyle McPherson will make his second start of the season tonight. He pitched  at home against Columbus last week,  and lasted just three innings, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks, while recording one strikeout. Last year, McPherson had three starts for Indianapolis, posting an 0.98 ERA, with 17 strikeouts in 18.1 innings. He also made ten appearances for the Pirates, three as a starter. An Indianapolis team preview can be viewed here.

AA: Altoona (4-3) VS Harrisburg (3-5) 6:30pm
Probable starter: Jameson Taillon (1-0, 0.00)
Yesterday’s Result:  Altoona 5, Harrisburg 4 (Game report)

Jameson Taillon threw five shutout innings in his debut at Erie, allowing four hits, a walk and he struck out four batters.  He received a late season call-up to Altoona last year and won all three of his starts, posting a 1.59 ERA in 17 innings, with one walk and 18 strikeouts. Prior to that promotion, he went 6-8, 3.82 in 23 starts for Bradenton. An Altoona team preview can be viewed here.

High-A: Bradenton (0-7) VS St Lucie (5-2) 6:30pm
Probable starter: Matt Benedict (0-1, 6.00)
Yesterday’s Result: Charlotte 7 Bradenton 4

Matt Benedict will make his second start of the season tonight. He pitched three innings in his debut against Fort Myers, allowing seven runs, though only two runs were earned. Benedict gave up six hits, two walks and he struck out one batter. Last season for Bradenton, he went 0-8, 8.08 in nine starts and five relief appearances. Benedict went 4-4, 3.42 in 14 starts for West Virginia prior to getting called up to the Marauders. A Bradenton team preview can be viewed here.

Low-A: West Virginia (1-6) @ Asheville (5-2) 7:05pm
Probable starter: John Kuchno (0-0, 10.80)
Yesterday’s Result: West Virginia was suspended by rain

John Kuchno will make his second start of the season tonight. He threw 3.1 innings in his debut against Asheville, allowing five runs on five hits and four walks, while striking out four hitters. Last year for State College, the 21-year-old righty was 0-1, 9.00 in 4 relief appearances. He gave up five hits and three walks, while striking out six batters in five innings. Kuchno was a 17th round pick of the Pirates last year out of Ohio State. A West Virginia team preview can be viewed here.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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