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 (Kevin Newman, Nick Burdi and Cole Tucker), 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 (Travis MacGregor), 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 2019 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, Indianapolis – DNP
3. Oneil Cruz, SS, Bradenton – DNP
4. Travis Swaggerty, CF, Bradenton – 0-for-4
5. Kevin Kramer, 2B, Indianapolis – 0-for-4, 3 K
6. Bryan Reynolds, OF, Pirates – In Majors
7. Will Craig, 1B, Indianapolis – 0-for-2
8. Jason Martin, OF, Indianapolis – 0-for-1
9. JT Brubaker, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
10. Calvin Mitchell, OF, Bradenton – 1-for-4
11. Cody Bolton, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
12. Tahnaj Thomas, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
13. Braxton Ashcraft, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
14. Lolo Sanchez, CF, Greensboro – 4-for-4, 2B, 3B, SB
15. Pablo Reyes, Util, Indianapolis – DNP
16. Clay Holmes, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
17. Braeden Ogle, LHP, Greensboro – DNP
18. Stephen Alemais, 2B/SS, Altoona – DNP
19. Michael Burrows, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
20. Jared Oliva, CF, Altoona – 0-for-4
21. Ji-Hwan Bae, SS, Greensboro – DNP
22. Max Kranick, RHP, Bradenton – 4 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
23. Luis Escobar, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
24. Osvaldo Bido, RHP, Greensboro – DNP
25. Eduardo Vera, RHP, Indianapolis – 5 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
26. Gage Hinsz, RHP, Altoona – DNP
27. Aaron Shortridge, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
28. Blake Weiman, RHP, Altoona – DNP
29. Steven Jennings, RHP, Greensboro – DNP
30. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Indianapolis – DNP
Indianapolis got shut out by Louisville, 8-0. For some reason, the Indians can’t seem to do anything with journeyman Odrisamer Despaigne. He held them to a run on four hits in six innings two weeks ago, and this time shut them out on four hits over seven innings. Those four hits were all Indy got. Three were singles by Jake Elmore, the other a double by Jose Osuna. Indy went with a Sunday lineup, sitting Will Craig, Jason Martin and Ke’Bryan Hayes, although the first two eventually got into the game. Kevin Kramer played third and went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
Eduardo Vera started for the Indians and didn’t have much. He gave up seven runs on 11 hits and three walks in five innings, inflating his ERA to 6.10. Geoff Hartlieb threw two scoreless innings in relief, although he did let two of Vera’s runners score. Montana DuRapau gave up his first earned run of the season.
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Altoona managed just three singles and no walks in a 6-0 loss to Richmond. Bralin Jackson, Jerrick Suiter and Arden Pabst had the hits. The Curve fanned 11 times, with Alfredo Reyes accounting for four strikeouts by himself. Scooter Hightower started and allowed six runs over six innings on six hits, half of them longballs. Tate Scioneaux threw two scoreless innings in relief.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Bradenton lost to Lakeland, 10-5. Max Kranick had a rough start, possibly in part because his velocity wasn’t what it normally is. He gave up a pair of early home runs and seven hits overall, while allowing six runs, five of them earned, against the league’s second weakest-hitting team. Kranick came out after four innings, having thrown 76 pitches, so it’s possible something wasn’t right. Gavin Wallace, who seems to be the Marauders’ designated white flag specialist, gave up four runs over four innings. In the ninth, Shea Murray made his Bradenton debut with a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two.
The Marauders got all their offense from home runs. Chris Sharpe, Lucas Tancas, Dylan Busby and Robbie Glendinning all went deep, with Busby’s a two-run shot. Tancas and Glendinning also had doubles. The homers were Sharpe’s third, Glendinning’s third with Bradenton (he hit one with Altoona), Tancas’ first and Busby’s tenth. Busby leads the Florida State League. In fact, he has twice as many home runs as any other player in the league except Tampa’s Dermis Garcia, who has eight. Bradenton’s Cal Mitchell, who was 1-for-4 in this game, is third with five.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Greensboro got a big day from the top of the order in an 8-2 win over West Virginia. The Grasshoppers have taken the first three games of their four-game set with the Pirates’ former affiliate, which came into the series with a 17-8 record. Greensboro has won 12 of its last 14.
The first three batters for the Grasshoppers combined for eight hits. Lolo Sanchez was 4-for-4 with his fifth double and league-leading fifth triple. He also stole his 11th base. Fabricio Macias continued his hot hitting of late, going 2-for-4. Mason Martin also went 2-for-4, with his eighth home run and three RBIs. Pat Dorrian went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, giving him ten on the year. Brett Kinneman also hit two doubles and stole a base. Rodolfo Castro went 0-for-4, ending a seven-game hitting streak. He did play shortstop for the first time this year, although he had an error.
Brad Case had another strong start, throwing six shutout innings before weakening and allowing two runs in the seventh. Case threw 95 pitches, 70 of them for strikes, and got nine ground outs compared to one fly out. He allowed seven hits, walked nobody and fanned seven. John O’Reilly made his full-season debut with a scoreless inning, allowing one hit. Logan Stoelke threw a scoreless ninth.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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