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Prospect Watch: Gage Hinsz Leaves Early in First Game Back off Disabled List

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P2 Top 30

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, 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 the 2017 Mid-Season Update, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.

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8. Elias Diaz, C, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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9. Taylor Hearn, LHP, Bradenton – [insert_php]
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10. Gage Hinsz, RHP, Bradenton – [insert_php]
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11. Calvin Mitchell, OF, GCL Pirates – [insert_php]
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12. Braeden Ogle, LHP, Bristol – [insert_php]
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13Edgar Santana, RHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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16. Clay Holmes, RHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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17. Jordan Luplow, LF, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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18. Luis Escobar, RHP, West Virginia – [insert_php]
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19. Max Kranick, RHP, GCL Pirates – [insert_php]
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20. Steven Jennings, RHP, GCL Pirates – [insert_php]
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21. Adrian Valerio, SS, West Virginia – [insert_php]
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22. Nick Kingham, RHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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23. Conner Uselton, OF, GCL Pirates – Disabled List

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27. Eduardo Vera, RHP, West Virginia – [insert_php]
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28. Logan Hill, LF, Altoona – [insert_php]
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30. Lolo Sanchez, CF, GCL Pirates – [insert_php]
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P2 Top Performers

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Indianapolis has off today.

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Altoona has off today.

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Bradenton got just 1.2 innings out of Gage Hinsz before he walked off the field after a meeting with the trainer. Hinsz was pitching for the first time since July 26th and there were signs of something wrong from the start. His fastball sits 94-96 MPH normally, but he was 91-92 on this night. He was throwing strikes until the last batter he faced, walking him on four pitches. That resulted in a visit from pitching coach Matt Ford, who then motioned to the trainer. After a quick visit, Hinsz left the mound.

Despite the possible bad news, the Marauders had a good day, winning 13-6 over Daytona. Bret Helton was forced into five innings of relief and he gave up two runs while picking up the win. Stephen Alemais was the hitting hero, going 4-for-4 and driving in five runs. He had a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning, a two-run single in the seventh inning and a two-run double in the eighth inning. Alemais is now batting .397 in 17 games with Bradenton.

Ke’Bryan Hayes had three hits and a walk. He scored a run and drove in a pair. Hayes hit his 11th double and stole his 26th base. Mitchell Tolman had two hits and drove in two runs. Kevin Krause collected two doubles and scored three runs. Alfredo Reyes had two singles, two runs scored, two stolen bases and he drove in two runs. Ty Moore had a single, two walks and he scored twice.

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West Virginia has off today.

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Morgantown is off for their All-Star break. They resume play on Wednesday.

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Bristol had their doubleheader postponed today, with the second game being canceled. They will try to play a doubleheader tomorrow. If neither game is played tomorrow, both will be canceled.

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The GCL Pirates won 4-3 over Tigers East behind the hitting of shortstop Rodolfo Castro. The Pirates had 12 hits in the game, including three by Castro, who hit a two-run homer in the third inning and added an RBI single in the seventh inning. The homer was his fourth of the season. He leads all qualified hitters on the Pirates with an .864 OPS. Mason Martin, who went 1-for-5 with a single, run scored and three strikeouts today, is eight plate appearances short of qualifying for the batting leaders. He now has a 1.104 OPS through his first 25 games.

Jeremias Portorreal went 2-for-4 with his fifth double. Calvin Mitchell was 1-for-3 with a walk. Lolo Sanchez went 1-for-5 with a single, run scored and his 13th stolen base. Victor Ngoepe was 2-for-4 with a single and a triple.

Yeudry Manzanillo started and went six innings for the second straight time. He gave up two runs on seven hits and no walks, with four strikeouts. Leandro Pina allowed one run over two innings, while Angel Vasquez threw a scoreless ninth for the save.

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The DSL Pirates lost 3-2 to the Indians on Monday morning, hurting their playoff chances with just 11 games left in the season.

The Indians took a 2-0 lead early with a two-run homer off of starter Osvaldo Bido. The Pirates came back in the top of the fourth with a home run from Carlos Garcia, his third of the season. After reliever Saul de la Cruz allowed a triple in the fifth inning, his wild pitch brought in the third run for the Indians. The Pirates got one back in the sixth on a Kyle Simmons hit-by-pitch, which was followed by his 12th stolen base, then an RBI single from Williams Calderon brought him home.

In the ninth inning, Ronaldo Paulino reached on an infield single with one out. Jean Eusebio pinch-ran for him, while John Lantigua batted for Larry Alcime. Those changes didn’t help, as Lantigua grounded into a double play to end the game.

The Pirates dropped to 4.5 games back of first place.

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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