A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time (Colin Moran and Edgar Santana), or loses his prospect eligibility (Kyle Crick and Dovydas Neverauskas), 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 our 2018 Prospect Guide, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.
1. Mitch Keller, RHP, Altoona – DNP
2. Austin Meadows, CF, Indianapolis – DNP
3. Cole Tucker, SS, Altoona – 1-for-4, 2B, BB
4. Shane Baz, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
5. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Altoona – 0-for-3, BB
6. Kevin Newman, SS, Indianapolis – 2-for-4, RBI
7. Taylor Hearn, LHP, Altoona – DNP
8. Lolo Sanchez, CF, West Virginia – DNP
9. Bryan Reynolds, OF, Altoona – Disabled list
10. Jordan Luplow, LF, Indianapolis – DNP
11. Luis Escobar, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
12. Clay Holmes, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
13. Braeden Ogle, LHP, West Virginia – DNP
14. Nick Kingham, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
15. Kevin Kramer, 2B, Indianapolis – DNP
16. Max Moroff, INF, Pirates – In Majors
17. Adrian Valerio, SS, Bradenton – 0-for-4
18. Calvin Mitchell, OF, West Virginia – DNP
19. Oneil Cruz, SS, West Virginia – DNP
20. Nick Burdi, RHP, Pirates (disabled list) – DNP
21. Dario Agrazal, RHP, Altoona – DNP
22. JT Brubaker, RHP, Altoona – 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R,0 BB, 6 SO
23. Will Craig, 1B, Altoona – 2-for-3, 3 RBI, BB
24. Stephen Alemais, 2B/SS, Altoona – 2-for-4
25. Jason Martin, OF, Altoona – 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
26. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Altoona – DNP
27. Eduardo Vera, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
28. Mason Martin, 1B, West Virginia – DNP
29. Conner Uselton, OF, Extended Spring Training – DNP
30. Cody Bolton, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
Indianapolis won 2-0 over Syracuse on Monday night, as starter Alex McRae threw six shutout innings. McRae has been off to a rough start this season, going a total of ten innings in his first three games combined, while posting a 10.80 ERA and a .429 BAA. This game started off poorly with the first two batters reaching on singles. After that point, he allowed just two more hits and three walks. McRae had four strikeouts and a very impressive 9:0 GO/AO ratio. Damien Magnifico threw a scoreless seventh and Dovydas Neverauskas handled the final two innings while picking up the win.
The Indians didn’t score until the bottom of the eighth inning when pinch-hitter Jerrick Suiter tripled, then scored on a Kevin Newman single. Newman would come around to score on a sacrifice bunt, wild pitch and an RBI ground out from Christopher Bostick. Newman had two hits, as did Pablo Reyes, who started the game at shortstop. Jose Osuna went 1-for-4, giving him hits in all 13 games this season. Many of the regulars had off with an early morning start time tomorrow.
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Altoona won 7-0 over Erie. JT Brubaker made his fourth start on Monday, coming off of an outing in which he allowed one run over six innings and struck out eight batters. He did even better on Monday night, throwing seven shutout innings, giving up three hits (all single) and no walks, while striking out six batters. He also had an impressive 13:2 GO/AO ratio, with 67 of his 91 pitches going for strikes. Brubaker now has a 1.57 ERA in 23 innings with 27 strikeouts.
Jesus Liranzo impressed in the seventh with three strikeouts on his slider, while hitting 100 MPH. Geoff Hartlieb finished it off by retiring the side in order in the ninth.
Will Craig had a nice day on offense, breaking a recent slump. He went 2-for-3 with a walk and drove in three runs. Jason Martin continued his hot streak by going 2-for-4 with his third double and an RBI. He is now hitting .341 through 12 games. Stephen Alemais also had two hits, giving him a .310 average. Bralin Jackson had his first two hits for Altoona, while Cole Tucker collected his fifth double and scored twice.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Bradenton lost 6-4 to Tampa on Monday night. Starter James Marvel allowed two runs on seven hits and three walks in six innings. He had four strikeouts and a 6:2 GO/AO ratio. He has a 4.15 ERA through 21.2 innings and four starts. Angel German was out next and had a rough seventh frame, allowing four runs on three hits, a walk and a hit batter. In eight innings this season, he has a 14.63 ERA, with 13 hits and seven walks.
The offense put up an early 2-0 lead with single runs in the first and second innings. Jared Oliva led off with a triple, then scored on a Bligh Madris single. In the second, Trae Arbet singled home Albert Baur. In the seventh inning, Hunter Owen hit a solo homer, his second of the season. Trae Arbet scored the final run after reaching via hit-by-pitch. He moved to third on a single and scored on a wild pitch. Oliva had two hits and is third stolen base. Madris picked up two outfield assists.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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West Virginia had their game rained out. They will make it up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday.
Here’s the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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