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Prospect Watch: Tyler Glasnow Dominates Again, Josh Bell Homers Twice

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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 (Casey Sadler #16). 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 (Jameson Taillon #1, 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 mid-season top 20 update, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.

1. Tyler Glasnow, RHP, Bradenton – 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 0 HR

2. Austin Meadows, CF, West Virginia – Disabled List (5/30 Update)

3. Reese McGuire, C, West Virginia – DNP

4. Nick Kingham, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP

5. Alen Hanson, SS, Altoona – DNP

6. Josh Bell, RF, Bradenton – 5-for-7, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI

7. Harold Ramirez, OF, West Virginia – DNP

8. Cole Tucker, SS, Signed – Agreed to terms

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

10. Mitch Keller, RHP, UnsignedAgreed to terms

11. Adrian Sampson, RHP, Altoona – DNP

12. JaCoby Jones, SS, West Virginia – DNP

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

14. Andrew Lambo, OF, Indianapolis – Disabled List (5/30 Update)

15. Joely Rodriguez, LHP, Altoona – DNP

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

17. Trey Supak, RHP, Unsigned – Agreed to terms

18. Buddy Borden, RHP, West Virginia – DNP

19. Stetson Allie, 1B, Altoona – DNP

20. Gage Hinsz, RHP, Unsigned

 

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DAILY SUMMARY

Top Pitcher: A.J. Morris, RHP – 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter: Josh Bell, RF – 5-for-7, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Home Runs: Josh Bell 2(9) Victor Fernandez (2)

 

AAA: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS    

Box Score

Result: Indianapolis 4, Durham 0

Starting Pitcher: A.J. Morris, RHP – 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 0 HR

Top HitterMatt Hague, DH – 2-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI

Other Notable Performers:

Chris Dickerson, CF – 2-for-3, BB

Mel Rojas, RF – 1-for-3

Live Report: A.J. Morris’ strong start to the season continued. However, Thursday was the strongest of the strong, as Morris threw a 6-hit complete game shutout against division-leading Durham. Of his 97 pitches, 73 were strikes. Morris only allowed seven base runners, while striking out seven. His fast ball was between 88 and 90, but he lost none of this velocity as the game went on and even hit 91 in the ninth.

Mel Rojas, Jr. added an infield single in the sixth to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. This matched Gregory Polanco’s longest streak earlier in the campaign.

Chris Dickerson and Matt Hague each added a pair of knocks. Dickerson has a hit in five of seven games since being activated from the DL. Hague has a five game hitting streak and has reached base in 30 or 32 games since May 11. – Ryan Palencer

AA: ALTOONA CURVE

Altoona had two games rained out on Thursday

 

A+: BRADENTON MARAUDERS   

Game One Box Score

Result: Bradenton 6, Palm Beach 5

Starting Pitcher: Jason Creasy, RHP – 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter: Josh Bell, RF – 3-for-4, HR, 3 RBI

Other Notable Performers:

Jin-De Jhang, C – 1-for-3, RBI, BB

Jose Osuna, 1B – 1-for-3, RBI, BB

Game Notes: This game was a completion of Wednesday’s game, which was suspended after four innings. The regularly scheduled game followed this game on Thursday and it was shortened to seven innings. Jason Creasy was having a tough time before the rain suspended the game. He allowed three runs on five hits and a walk in his four frames. Thomas Harlan threw four innings and allowed just two unearned runs. Jeff Inman pitched a scoreless ninth and got the win when Bradenton put up two runs in the bottom of the inning for the walk-off win. Josh Bell homered before the rain came, then he hit the two-run single to win the game, scoring Jeff Roy with the tying run and D.J. Crumlich with the winner.

 

Game Two Box Score

Result: Bradenton 2, Palm Beach 0

Starting Pitcher: Tyler Glasnow, RHP – 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter: Josh Bell, DH – 2-for-3, 2B, HR, RBI

Other Notable Performers:

Max Moroff, SS – 2-for-3, RBI

Game Notes: After having his last outing wiped out by rain before the game became official, Tyler Glasnow came back with five shutout innings, picking up seven strikeouts. He threw 89 pitches in the game, 56 for strikes. It’s now his third straight shutout appearance. Over 15.2 total innings in those three games, he has given up just six hits. Glasnow now has a 1.90 ERA and he has 48 strikeouts in 42.2 innings. Josh Bell homered for the third straight game and also added his 14th double of the season. Bryton Trepagnier threw a scoreless seventh, lowering his ERA to 1.86 and picking up his fifth save.

 

A: WEST VIRGINIA POWER   

West Virginia was rained out

 

RK: DSL PIRATES

Box Score

Result: Pirates 16, Astros Orange 14

Starting Pitcher: Luis Escobar, RHP – 4.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter: Victor Fernandez, CF – 2-for-6, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, SB

Other Notable Performers:

Adrian Valerio, SS – 4-for-6, 2 2B, RBI

Edison Lantigua, LF – 2-for-5, 3B, RBI

Game Notes: The Pirates won for the second day in a row, the first time they’ve done that all season. Pitcher Luis Escobar had some trouble, but it was a huge step up from his last outing in which he gave up ten runs in 1.2 innings. He allowed three earned runs over four innings and had six strikeouts, three more than he had in his first two starts combined. This game had 31 hits, 30 runs, 11 walks, eight errors, plus three hit batters. Catcher Mikell Granberry had a rough day behind the plate, with runners going 9-for-9 against him in stolen bases. He has a strong arm, so I’m sure the pitchers were also to blame for those totals.

On offense, Victor Fernandez had another big game, with a homer, triple, three runs scored and three RBIs, plus his seventh stolen base of the year. He’s hitting .368 with eight extra-base hits in ten games. Shortstop Adrian Valerio had a four hit game, including two doubles. He’s now hitting .275 with four doubles, a good sign from a 17-year-old, who has questions surrounding his bat. Felix Vinicio has his third straight two-hit game and he drove in three runs.

You can check out the DSL Pirates first week recap 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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