Below are the rosters for the minor league camp teams. There are a few big disclaimers for these rosters.
1. Don’t take the assignments literally. If a guy is on the AAA team, that doesn’t mean he’s starting in AAA. From what I’ve noticed in the past, players often play one level up from where they’re expected to start the season. That doesn’t mean that every player will be starting a level lower than where they’re listed. But if a guy hasn’t played in high-A, and he’s listed on the AA roster, there’s probably a good chance that he’ll get time in high-A before making that jump.
2. These rosters can change. Guys will be added from major league camp, which could cause some shuffling.
3. The A-ball teams don’t seem to be set in stone. Today’s A-ball game features Nick Kingham, Trent Stevenson, Mike Jefferson, Josh Poytress, and Joan Montero on the mound. Montero and Stevenson are listed on one team, and Kingham, Jefferson, and Poytress are listed on another team. My guess is that the first two A-ball teams will be interchangeable. The Pirates usually have the lower level guys play intersquad games. The third A-ball team will probably play those games against the players remaining from the other two A-ball teams. Or in a case like today, they’ll play a team like Team Canada.
With that out of the way, it’s interesting to look at the rosters and see where everyone is listed. The schedule for minor league camp can be found here.
AAA
Catchers
Miguel Perez
Charlie Cutler
Kris Watts
Infielders
Brian Friday
Josh Rodriguez
Greg Picart
Adalberto Santos
Yeyber Sanchez
Jeremy Farrell
Outfielders
Miles Durham
Brad Chalk
Andrew Lambo
Quincy Latimore
Anthony Norman
Pitchers
Eliecer Cardenas
Kyle Cofield
Jose Diaz
Michael Dubee
Aaron Pribanic
Brian Tallet
Mike Colla
Aaron Poreda
Tim Alderson
Mike Loree
Matt McSwain
Kris Harvey
Kris Johnson
Brian Leach
AA
Catchers
Elias Diaz
Carlos Paulino
Kawika Emsley-Pai
Infielders
Kelson Brown
Jarek Cunningham
Brock Holt
Elevys Gonzalez
Stefan Welch
Matt Curry
Andy Vasquez
Outfielders
Justin Howard
Evan Chambers
Mel Rojas Jr.
Calvin Anderson
David Rubinstein
Pitchers
Nathan Baker
Ryan Beckman
Victor Black
Brandon Cumpton
Quinton Miller
Phil Irwin
Zach Foster
Tyler Cox
Jason Erickson
Jhonathan Ramos
Hunter Strickland
Eliecer Navarro
Tyler Waldron
Justin Ennis
Jeff Inman
A-Ball 1
Catchers
Samuel Gonzalez
Jairo Marquez
Jonathan Schwind
David Valesente
Infielders
Benji Gonzalez
Drew Maggi
Gift Ngoepe
Kevin Mort
Eric Avila
Alex Dickerson
Chris Lashmet
Outfielders
Dan Grovatt
Carlos Mesa
Alex Fuselier
Taylor Lewis
Rogelios Noris
Wes Freeman
Pitchers
Gerrit Cole
Jameson Taillon
Colton Cain
Matt Benedict
Zack Dodson
Casey Sadler
Zac Fuesser
Trent Stevenson
Kevin Decker
Jose De Leon
Jesus Brito
Porfirio Lopez
Jason Townsend
Zack Von Rosenberg
Rinku Singh
Joan Montero
Joely Rodriguez
A-Ball 2
Catchers
Ryan Hornback
Francisco Diaz
Derek Trent
Matt Skirving
Infielders
Yhonathan Barrios
Kirk Singer
Dan Gamache
Walker Gourley
Alen Hanson
Jared LaKind
Jose Osuna
Outfielders
Willy Garcia
Josh Bell
Gregory Polanco
Rodarrick Jones
Gavi Nivar
Pitchers
Stetson Allie
Cliff Archibald
Ryan Hafner
Mike Jefferson
Nick Kingham
Orlando Castro
Jason Creasy
Cesar Lopez
Vincent Payne
Bryce Weidman
Fraylin Campos
Jimmy Hernandez
Yhonathan Herrand
Robert Kilcrease
Kevin Kleis
Aneudy Merejo
Josh Poytress
Miguel Mendez
A-Ball 3
Catchers
Jin De Jhang
Dylan Child
Infielders
Jodaneli Carvajal
Jorge Bishop
Francisco Aponte
Edwin Espinal
Dilson Herrera
Ashley Ponce
Outfielders
Jesus Vasquez
Elvis Escobar
Raul Fortunato
Candon Myles
Harold Ramirez
Junior Sosa
Luis Urena
Pitchers
Luis Heredia
Logan Pevny
Colten Brewer
Luis Campos
Jordan Cooper
Roberto Espinosa
David Jagoditsh
Alex Lukashevich
Andy Otamendi
Bryton Trepagnier
Dovydas Neverauskas
Jackson Lodge
Wilson Lee
Tyler Glasnow
Jake Burnette
Clayton Holmes
Isaac Sanchez
Wei-Chung Wang
