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Prospect Watch: Tarpley and Sadler Falter, Brault Sharp Again

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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 – Disabled List

2. Jameson Taillon, RHP, Indianapolis – Disabled List

3. Austin Meadows, CF, Bradenton – DNP

4. Josh Bell, 1B, Altoona – DNP

5. Reese McGuire, C, Bradenton – 1-for-3, 2B, BB

6. Nick Kingham, RHP, Indianapolis – Disabled List

7. Alen Hanson, 2B, Indianapolis – 2-for-5, 3B, R

8. Cole Tucker, SS, West Virginia – 1-for-4, SB

9. Elias Diaz, C, Indianapolis – 1-for-3, 2B, R, BB

10. Mitch Keller, RHP, Extended Spring Training

11. Harold Ramirez, OF, Bradenton – 0-for-4

12. Stephen Tarpley, LHP, West Virginia – 5.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 0 HR

13. JaCoby Jones, SS, Bradenton – 0-for-4, 3 K

14. Adrian Sampson, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP

15. Trey Supak, RHP, Extended Spring Training

16. Gage Hinsz, RHP, Extended Spring Training

17. Barrett Barnes, OF, Bradenton – DNP

18. Clay Holmes, RHP, Bradenton – Disabled List

19. Cody Dickson, LHP, Bradenton – DNP

20. Willy Garcia, OF, Indianapolis – DNP

21. John Holdzkom, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP

22. Jordan Luplow, 3B, West Virginia – 0-for-4

23. Connor Joe, 1B, West Virginia – 0-for-3, HBP

24. Wyatt Mathisen, 3B, Bradenton – 2-for-3, RBI, BB, R

25. Casey Sadler, RHP, Indianapolis – 5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 0 HR

26. Steven Brault, LHP, Bradenton – 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 HR

27. Tito Polo, OF, West Virginia – 0-for-3, BB, R

28. Tyler Eppler, RHP, Bradenton – DNP

29Luis Heredia, RHP, Bradenton – DNP

30. Taylor Gushue, C, West Virginia -1-for-4, 3 K

 

DAILY SUMMARY

Top Pitcher: Steven Brault, LHP – 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 HR

Top Hitter: Huascar Fuentes, 1B – 2-for-2, 2 BB, R

Home Runs: None

 

AAA: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS    

Box Score

Result: Durham 6, Indianapolis 3

Starting Pitcher: Casey Sadler, RHP – 5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter: Alen Hanson, 2B – 2-for-5, 3B, R

Other Notable Performers:

Jaff Decker – 2-for-4, 2B, 3B, R
 
Elias Diaz, C – 1-for-3, 2B, R, BB

 

Game Notes: The recent rough stretch continued for Casey Sadler on Monday night. Sadler did not have his best stuff and was wild most of the night, but still battled through five-plus innings. With his four walks on Monday, Sadler now has 13 free passes in his past four outings, which is uncharacteristic for his typical control. Along with that, Sadler threw 60 of his 103 pitches across the plate for a strike.

 
Bobby LaFromboise relieved Sadler and allowed a long home run, as part of his three hits. Yhonathan Barrios continued on his successful Triple-A debut, by working 1.1 scoreless innings with just a long hit while consistently hitting 96 on the gun. Deolis Guerra worked a scoreless inning for his ninth straight shutout inning. Over the stretch, Guerra has only allowed six hits with successful change up.
 
Alen Hanson and Jaff Decker each tripled in the same inning, which was Hanson’s eighth of the season. Elias Diaz continued his recent hot streak with his 10th double of the season, while Gorkys Hernandez added his 11th double of the season. – Ryan Palencer

 

AA: ALTOONA CURVE

Altoona was off on Monday

A+: BRADENTON MARAUDERS   

Box Score

Result: Bradenton 3, Tampa 2

Starting Pitcher: Steven Brault, LHP – 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 HR

Top Hitter: Wyatt Mathisen, 3B – 2-for-3, RBI, BB, R

Other Notable Performers:

Michael Fransoso, LF – 2-for-3, 2B, BB, SB

JaCoby Jones, DH – 0-for-4, 3 K

Chris Diaz, SS – 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI

Game Notes: Steven Brault has been one of the top pitchers in the Pirates’ system since the end of April. In his last ten starts combined, he has posted a 2.10 ERA, giving up a total of 13 earned runs. He wasn’t sharp on Monday with three walks and a home run allowed, but he limited the damage and had six strikeouts. Felipe Gonzalez(win) and Clario Perez(save) combined for 3.1 scoreless innings in relief.

Wyatt Mathisen and Michael Fransoso each had two hits and a walk. Mathisen drove in a run. Chris Diaz drove in two runs. Harold Ramirez went 0-for-4, which was just his third game this season(19 games) without a hit.

JaCoby Jones struck out three times. He has ten strikeouts in his last four games and 74 on the season. Austin Meadows is out with a bruised hand, but should return within a couple days. Jin-De Jhang has been out with a minor leg injury and he could return tomorrow.

 

A: WEST VIRGINIA POWER

Box Score

Result: Augusta 5, West Virginia 2

Starting Pitcher: Stephen Tarpley, LHP – 5.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter:  Elvis Escobar, LF – 1-for-4, RBI

Other Notable Performers:

Cole Tucker, SS – 1-for-3, BB

Pablo Reyes, 2B – 1-for-3, BB

Game Notes: Stephen Tarpley returned from shoulder soreness last month and had three straight strong outings of five innings each. In his last two games, he has got hit around pretty bad. Tarpley has allowed 18 hits and five walks in 8.1 innings over his last two games. This game stayed close because John Sever followed Tarpley will 3.1 scoreless innings. It’s a second straight shutout outing(7.2 IP total) for Sever, who gave up a career-high seven runs in his prior appearance.

The Power had five hits on the night, all singles and no one had more than one. Taylor Gushue and Chase Simpson each had three strikeouts and West Virginia had 12 as a team. Cole Tucker stole his 16th base of the year.

 

RK: DSL PIRATES

Box Score

Result: Pirates 6, Brewers 5

Starting Pitcher: Yerry De Los Santos, RHP – 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter:  Huascar Fuentes, 1B – 2-for-2, 2 BB, R

Other Notable Performers:

Mikell Granberry, DH – 2-for-4

Christopher Perez, SS – 1-for-2, 2 R

Game Notes: This game was about players returning to action. Catcher Mikell Granberry returned after being injured during catching drills last week. He had two hits in the DH spot. Catcher Raul Hernandez made his first career start behind the plate. He missed time with an arm injury that occurred during Spring Training. He has played this year, though only as a DH/PH. Hernandez had two hits, but he also made two errors. Shortstop Christopher Perez made his first career start and scored two runs. He was one of the highest bonus players signed last July.

Huascar Fuentes reached base in all four plate appearances, as the Pirates moved to 7-7 on the season. Starter Yerry De Los Santos didn’t do well, but reliever Ronny Agustin followed him with 2.2 scoreless innings. He picked up his first career win.

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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