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 (Colin Moran, Edgar Santana, Kyle Crick, Max Moroff 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 – 6 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO
2. Austin Meadows, CF, Pirates – In Majors
3. Cole Tucker, SS, Altoona – 3-for-5, 3B
4. Shane Baz, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
5. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Altoona – 3-for-4, HR, 4 RBI, SB
6. Kevin Newman, SS, Indianapolis – 1-for-5, 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 – 1-for-4, 3 RBI, BB
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 – 2-for-4, BB
16. Adrian Valerio, SS, Bradenton – DNP
17. Calvin Mitchell, OF, West Virginia – DNP
18. Oneil Cruz, SS, West Virginia – DNP
19. Nick Burdi, RHP, Pirates (disabled list) – DNP
20. Dario Agrazal, RHP, Altoona – DNP
21. JT Brubaker, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
22. Will Craig, 1B, Altoona – DNP
23. Stephen Alemais, 2B/SS, Altoona – 2-for-4, BB, 2 SB
24. Jason Martin, OF, Altoona – 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI
25. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Altoona – DNP
26. Eduardo Vera, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
27. Mason Martin, 1B, West Virginia – DNP
28. Conner Uselton, OF, Extended Spring Training – DNP
29. Cody Bolton, RHP, West Virginia – DNP
30. Steven Jennings, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
Indianapolis won 6-2 over Charlotte.
Alex McRae started and lasted just 4.1 innings despite allowing only two runs. He ran up his pitch count due to four walks and six hits, but with help from reliever Johnny Hellweg, the damage was limited. Jesus Liranzo made his second Indianapolis appearance and it went much better than the first when he allowed his first two runs of the season. He threw two shutout innings on Saturday night. He had three walks in 12 innings with Altoona, which was a big improvement over his prior career numbers. With the Indians, Liranzo now has four walks in four innings.
The offense came on in the seventh inning with four runs for the difference in the game. Before that outburst, they scored twice in the third inning on an RBI double from Christopher Bostick and an RBI ground out from Jordan Luplow. In the seventh, Kevin Newman brought home a run with a bases loaded single. Pablo Reyes then walked to score the second run, followed by a two-run single from Luplow. Reyes reached base four times in the game with two singles and two walks. Kevin Kramer and Erich Weiss each had two hits. Eric Wood walked twice. The double by Bostick was his 15th of the season.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Altoona saw a poor outing from Mitch Keller turn into a home run derby, resulting in a 10-6 victory over Harrisburg.
Mitch Keller was the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week and our Player of the Week last week for two strong starts. He has had some poor starts this year and some very strong outings. Saturday night was one of the forgettable ones. He allowed six runs on nine hits and a walk in six innings. Five of those runs he allowed came on two swings, as two players hit their first home runs for Harrisburg. Keller now has a 3.69 ERA in 53.2 innings this season. Bret Helton followed and retired all six batters he faced, while Geoff Hartlieb finished out the victory with a scoreless ninth.
Christian Kelley started the home run barrage with his fifth of the season in the fifth inning. Ke’Bryan Hayes added a three-run shot in the seventh, his third homer of the year. Jordan George got into the action with his first of the season in the eighth. Jason Martin added a two-run shot in the ninth, his sixth, then Bralin Jackson hit his first one later in the inning.
Cole Tucker and Hayes each collected three hits. Hayes stole a base and drove in four runs. Tucker hit his second triple and scored twice. While Jason Martin struck out three times on the day, he did break an 0-for-14 stretch with two hits. Stephen Alemais had two singles, two steals, two runs scored and a walk.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Bradenton was rained out today. They will play a doubleheader tomorrow.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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West Virginia was rained out on Saturday. They will play a doubleheader tomorrow.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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