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, Nick Kingham, 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 updated 2018 Mid-Season Prospect Guide, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.
1. Mitch Keller, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
2. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Altoona – DNP
3. Cole Tucker, SS, Altoona – 0-for-5
4. Oneil Cruz, SS, West Virginia – DNP
5. Travis Swaggerty, CF, West Virginia – 0-for-3, 2 BB
6. Kevin Kramer, 2B, Indianapolis – 1-for-4
7. Kevin Newman, SS, Pirates – In Majors
8. Calvin Mitchell, OF, West Virginia – 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, BB
9. Luis Escobar, RHP, Altoona – DNP
10. Clay Holmes, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
11. Bryan Reynolds, OF, Altoona – 1-for-4, 3B, BB, 2 RBI
12. Jordan Luplow, LF, Indianapolis – 1-for-4, 2B
13. Jason Martin, OF, Indianapolis – 1-for-4, RBI
14. Will Craig, 1B, Altoona – 3-for-5, 2B, RBI
15. Nick Burdi, RHP, Pirates – In Majors
16. Braxton Ashcraft, RHP, GCL Pirates – DNP
17. Travis MacGregor, RHP, West Virginia – DNP
18. Braeden Ogle, LHP, West Virginia – DNP
19. Lolo Sanchez, CF, West Virginia – 2-for-4, 2B
20. JT Brubaker, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
21. Jared Oliva, CF, Bradenton – DNP
22. Ji-Hwan Bae, SS, GCL Pirates – DNP
23. Cody Bolton, RHP, West Virginia – DNP
24. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Indianapolis – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
25. Dario Agrazal, RHP, Altoona – DNP
26. Stephen Alemais, 2B/SS, Altoona – 1-for-4
27. Max Kranick, RHP, West Virginia – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO
28. Mason Martin, 1B, Bristol – DNP
29. Steven Jennings, RHP, Bristol – DNP
30. Aaron Shortridge, RHP, Morgantown – DNP
Indianapolis won 5-2 over Louisville.
Brandon Waddell got the start today and gave up a triple and a sacrifice fly to the first two batters of the game. That was it for scoring against him. He went six innings, allowing one run on four hits, a walk and two strikeouts. Waddell finished with a 4.19 ERA in 81.2 innings with Indianapolis. He had a 2.68 mark in 53.2 innings with Altoona before being promoted in May. Jesus Liranzo went 1.1 innings, allowing a run on one hit and three walks. Indianapolis struck out the last five batters, with two by Buddy Boshers and three by Michael Feliz.
The Indians struck out 14 times in the game, but they were able to come up with the big hits when it counted. Eric Wood had three hits, including his 25th double, and he scored two runs. Max Moroff drove in two runs with a two-out single in the second inning. That followed an RBI single by Jason Martin. Jerrick Suiter brought home a run with a sacrifice fly. Jordan Luplow collected his 24th double.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Altoona won 6-3 over Bowie.
Eduardo Vera got his final start of the season on Saturday night. He was the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week last week and our Player of the Week after allowing one run over 14.2 innings. He was just as impressive tonight, throwing six shutout innings on four hits and a walk, with six strikeouts. This outing came with a long pause in the middle for a rain delay, making it that much better. Elvis Escobar made his second appearance for Altoona and gave up three runs in the seventh on a homer, then tossed a scoreless eighth. Geoff Hartlieb took the ninth and picked up his tenth save.
Will Craig drove in his 100th run of the season in the first inning on his 29th double. He would add two singles and a run scored. Bryan Reynolds drove in two runs with a ninth inning triple. The Curve scored their first run of the ninth on a bunt single, followed by two throwing errors. Jin-De Jhang had two hits, two walks and a run scored. Logan Hill had an RBI double, picking up his 71st RBI.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Bradenton lost 2-0 to Tampa.
Domingo Robles got the start and went five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks, with two strikeouts. The 20-year-old lefty put in 143.1 innings this season. He had a 2.97 ERA in 21 starts with West Virginia and a 4.76 mark in five starts with Bradenton, though that number was skewed by his rough debut that included nine runs in 3.1 innings. He gave up six runs over 25 innings in his other three games. Ronny Agustin followed and pitched two innings with no hits, a walk and two strikeouts. Jake Brentz took over in the eighth and retired the side in order, two by strikeouts.
The Marauders had four hits and two walks. Adrian Valerio had two of the hits with a single and his 26th double. Casey Hughston and Jason Delay hit singles. Raul Siri and Albert Baur had the walks.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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West Virginia won 8-0 over Charleston.
Ike Schlabach got the start and had a strong effort despite some control issues. He threw six shutout innings on just two hits, with four walks and three strikeouts. Schlabach finishes the season with a 3.55 ERA in 94.2 innings. In ten starts, he had a 2.94 ERA. Max Kranick returned from the disabled list (blister issue) and dominated for three innings in relief. He allowed one walk, with no hits and three strikeouts.
The Power scored seven of their eight runs in the sixth inning. Calvin Mitchell, Deon Stafford, Robbie Glendinning and Rafelin Lorenzo each drove in two runs. Mitchell hit his tenth home run. Stafford had three hits, including his 19th double. Lorenzo hit his third home run. Lolo Sanchez had a single and his 18th double. Connor Kaiser and Raul Hernandez each had two hits.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Morgantown won 5-2 over Mahoning Valley.
Osvaldo Bido got the start and went six innings, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks. He struck out four batters, posted a 9:4 GO/AO ratio and he threw 58 of 82 pitches for strikes. Bido finished the season with a 4.18 ERA in 75.1 innings. Will Gardner threw a scoreless seventh, then Shea Murray retired the side in order in the eighth. Conner Loeprich put three runners on in the ninth, but held on for the save.
Brett Kinneman hit his 16th double, walked three times, picked up his 44th RBI and scored a run. Mike Gretler had three hits, including his tenth double. He had an RBI and a stolen base. Edison Lantigua and Zack Kone each picked up RBIs. Grant Koch reached three times on a walk, single and HBP.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Bristol’s season has ended. They finished with a 31-37 record.
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The GCL Pirates season has ended. They finished with a 27-25 record.
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The DSL Pirates1 season has ended. They finished with a 32-40 record.
The DSL Pirates2 season has ended. They finished with a 27-45 record.
You can view the season preview for both teams here. Here’s the season recap and tomorrow we will have the top ten prospects list.
