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Prospect Watch: Nick Kingham Struggles Through Another Outing

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TOP OF THE SYSTEM

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn’t include players currently in the majors. 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, 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 30 active prospects on the list. Rankings are from early season update, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.

1. Tyler Glasnow, RHP, Altoona – DNP

2. Jameson Taillon, RHP, Indianapolis – Disabled List

3. Austin Meadows, CF, Bradenton – DNP

4. Josh Bell, 1B, Altoona – DNP

5. Reese McGuire, C, Bradenton – DNP

6. Nick Kingham, RHP, Indianapolis – 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 0 HR

7. Alen Hanson, 2B, Indianapolis – 0-for-5

8. Cole Tucker, SS, West Virginia – DNP

9. Elias Diaz, C, Indianapolis – 0-for-4

10. Mitch Keller, RHP, Extended Spring Training

11. Harold Ramirez, OF, Extended Spring Training

12. Stephen Tarpley, LHP, Extended Spring Training

13. JaCoby Jones, SS, Bradenton – 1-for-4, RBI, BB

14. Adrian Sampson, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP

15. Trey Supak, RHP, Extended Spring Training

16. Gage Hinsz, RHP, Extended Spring Training

17. Barrett Barnes, OF, Extended Spring Training

18. Clay Holmes, RHP, Bradenton – Disabled List

19. Cody Dickson, LHP, Bradenton – DNP

20. Willy Garcia, OF, Altoona – DNP

21. John Holdzkom, RHP, Indianapolis – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR

22. Jordan Luplow, 3B, West Virginia – DNP

23. Connor Joe, 1B/3B – Extended Spring Training

24. Wyatt Mathisen, 3B, Bradenton – 2-for-4

25. Casey Sadler, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP

26. Steven Brault, LHP, Bradenton – DNP

27. Tito Polo, OF, West Virginia – DNP

28. Tyler Eppler, RHP, Extended Spring Training

29Luis Heredia, RHP, Extended Spring Training

30. Taylor Gushue, C, West Virginia– DNP

DAILY SUMMARY

Top Pitcher: Nick Kingham, RHP – 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter: Deibinson Romero, 3B – 3-for-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Home Runs: Deibinson Romero 2(3), Brent Morel (1)

 

AAA: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS    

Box Score

Result: Indianapolis 4, Columbus 3

Starting Pitcher: Nick Kingham, RHP – 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter: Deibinson Romero, 3B – 3-for-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Other Notable Performers:

Pedro Florimon, SS – 2-for-3, 2B, RBI

Tony Sanchez, C – 0-for-4

Alen Hanson, 2B – 0-for-5

Game Notes:For the second straight outing, Nick Kingham really struggled with pitch efficiency and failed to make it past the fifth inning. Kingham threw 38 of his 91 pitches outside of the strike zone, but managed to not allow a single walk. It is also the second straight outing that Kingham allowed three runs and seven hits. Kingham topped out at 94 on the fastball, which was a bit more velocity than he had last time out.

 
A.J. Morris relieved Kingham and allowed his first hit of the season, but did not allow a run again. John Holdzkom’s control issues continued, as he walked three hitters in his one inning of work. Just 15 of his 32 pitches went for strikes. However, he also struck out the side. Brad Lincoln struck out two in his inning of work. Blake Wood nailed down the save in the 10th inning, hitting the mid-90s on his fastball.
 
Deibinson Romero added his second and third home runs of the season, which Brent Morel added his first. Indianapolis had just one homer in the first ten games of the season. Tony Sanchez went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in his Indianapolis debut. Pedro Florimon added a pair of hits, including an RBI double in the 10thinning. Elias Diaz went 0-for-4, dropping his average down to .185 this year. Ryan Palencer

AA: ALTOONA CURVE

Altoona was suspended in the 5th inning with the Curve leading 2-1. The game will be finished on Tuesday before the regularly scheduled game.

Game Recap:  Angel Sanchez looked dominant through the majority of four innings in a rain suspended game with no outs in the top of the 5 th. Sanchez only gave up two hits and one run, a home run to left. His lone run against is the first earned run he has given up this season through 16 innings pitched. Sanchez got ahead of most batters with his fastball then used his breaking ball as a strikeout pitch. His fastball touched 95 mph, and he slowed down his breaking pitch to 77 mph. Hitters seemed to struggle locating his curve, which he used as a strike out weapon.   He located the ball extremely well, throwing thirty strikes out of forty pitches.

Willy Garcia had another solid outing with a hard hit ball to left center to set up Stetson Allie, who pulled the ball hard down the left field line into the corner for an RBI double. Max Moroff showed some power by driving a ball off the wall to left center field for a double.
Garcia also showed off his arm again by doubling off a Harrisburg runner at second who failed to tag on a line drive fly out.   Josh Bell also looked good at first base with a nice dig on a throw from Salcedo at third. – Sean McCool

 A+: BRADENTON MARAUDERS   

Box Score

Result:  Charlotte 6, Bradenton 2

Starting Pitcher: Felipe Gonzalez, RHP – 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR

Top Hitter: Jin-De Jhang, C – 2-for-3, 2 2B, BB

Other Notable Performers:

JaCoby Jones, DH – 1-for-4, RBI, BB

Justin Sellers, SS – 12-for-2, BB

Wyatt Mathisen, 3B – 2-for-4

Game Notes:   Bradenton lost the series opener to Charlotte by a 6-2 score on Monday. Jin-De Jhang continued his strong hitting from this season, collecting two doubles and a walk in four plate appearances. He is hitting .458 through 24 at-bats and has not struck out yet this season. Justin Sellers joined Bradenton today on a rehab assignment after starting the regular season in the disabled list with a sore Achilles tendon. He batted three times before leaving for a defensive replacement in the sixth inning. Seller had two singles and a walk, plus he turned two double plays, his only two chances in the field. JaCoby Jones drove in his 11th run of the year, tops among all Pirates minor league players. Both Reese McGuire and Austin Meadows had the night off.

A: WEST VIRGINIA POWER   

West Virginia was postponed due to wet grounds. They will play a doubleheader on Tuesday.

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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