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Prospect Watch: Josh Bell Picks Up Two Hits and an RBI in Bradenton Debut

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TOP OF THE SYSTEM

A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn’t include players currently in the majors (Tony Sanchez #11, Stolmy Pimentel #13). If a player is in the majors, he will be removed, 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 (Clay Holmes #12), 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 20 active prospects on the list. Rankings are from the 2014 Prospect Guide, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.

1. Gregory Polanco, CF, Indianapolis – DNP

2. Jameson Taillon, RHP, Indianapolis – Disabled List (4/2 Update)

3. Tyler Glasnow, RHP, Bradenton – Disabled List (3/22 Update)

4. Austin Meadows, CF, West Virginia – Disabled List (4/2 Update)

5. Alen Hanson, SS, Altoona – DNP

6. Nick Kingham, RHP, Altoona – DNP

7. Reese McGuire, C, West Virginia – DNP

8. Josh Bell, RF, Bradenton – 2-for-5, RBI

9. Luis Heredia, RHP, West Virginia Power – DNP

10. Harold Ramirez, OF, West Virginia – DNP

11. Andrew Lambo, 1B, Indianapolis – DNP

12. Joely Rodriguez, LHP, Altoona – DNP

13. Blake Taylor, LHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP

14. Cody Dickson, LHP, West Virginia – DNP

15. Barrett Barnes, CF, West Virginia – DNP

16. JaCoby Jones, SS, West Virginia – DNP

17. Michael De La Cruz, OF, Extended Spring Training – DNP

18. Wyatt Mathisen, 3B, West Virginia – DNP

19. Jin-De Jhang, C, Bradenton – 2-for-3, 2B, BB

20. Brandon Cumpton, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP

 

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DAILY SUMMARY

Top Pitcher: Jason Creasy, RHP – 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 HR, 2 BB, 2 K

Top Hitter: Jordan Steranka, DH – 2-for-3, HR, RBI, BB

Home Runs: Jordan Steranka (1)

 

AAA: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS    

Indianapolis was rained out

AA: ALTOONA CURVE    

Altoona was rained out

A+: BRADENTON MARAUDERS   

Box Score

Result: Charlotte 5, Bradenton 4

Starting Pitcher: Jason Creasy, RHP – 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 HR, 2 BB, 2 K

Top Hitter: Jordan Steranka, DH – 2-for-3, HR, RBI, BB

Other Notable Performers:

Ryan Hafner, RHP – 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 HR, 3 BB, 1 K

Josh Bell, RF – 2-for-5, RBI

Jin-De Jhang, C – 2-for-3, 2B, BB

Game Notes:  Bradenton was the only team to get through their game on Opening Day of the minor league season. Jason Creasy started and pitched well until he ran into trouble in the fifth inning. Ryan Hafner pitched two innings and allowed two runs. He will get extended work with Bradenton this season. Josh Bell had two singles, an RBI and two strikeouts in his High-A debut. Catcher Jin-De Jhang had a single, double and drew a walk. He skipped over low-A ball, after spending last season with Jamestown. Robby Rowland took the loss after Charlotte scored their fifth run of the game in the eighth inning due to a throwing error by shortstop Adam Frazier. All nine hitters in the Bradenton lineup reached base at least once.

 

A: WEST VIRGINIA POWER   

West Virginia’s game was suspended in the top of the third inning with Lexington up 2-1.

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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