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 (Clay Holmes, Jacob Stallings, Kevin Newman and Bryan Reynolds), 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, Nick Burdi and Stephen Alemais), 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. Cole Tucker, SS, Indianapolis – DNP
4. Oneil Cruz, SS, Bradenton – 1-for-4
5. Travis Swaggerty, CF, Bradenton – 2-for-4, 2B
6. Kevin Kramer, 2B, Indianapolis – DNP
7. Will Craig, 1B, Indianapolis – DNP
8. Jason Martin, OF, Indianapolis – DNP
9. JT Brubaker, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
10. Calvin Mitchell, OF, Bradenton – 1-for-4, 2B
11. Cody Bolton, RHP, Altoona – DNP
12. Tahnaj Thomas, RHP, Bristol – DNP
13. Braxton Ashcraft, RHP, Morgantown – DNP
14. Lolo Sanchez, CF, Bradenton – 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
15. Pablo Reyes, Util, Indianapolis – DNP
16. Braeden Ogle, LHP, Bradenton – DNP
17. Michael Burrows, RHP, Morgantown – 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 SO
18. Jared Oliva, CF, Altoona – DNP
19. Ji-Hwan Bae, SS, Greensboro – 2-for-5, 2 2B, SB
20. Max Kranick, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
21. Luis Escobar, RHP, Pirates – In Majors
22. Osvaldo Bido, RHP, Greensboro – DNP
23. Eduardo Vera, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
24. Gage Hinsz, RHP, Altoona – DNP
25. Aaron Shortridge, RHP, Bradenton – 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO
26. Blake Weiman, LHP, Indianapolis – DNP
27. Steven Jennings, RHP, Greensboro – DNP
28. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Altoona – DNP
29. Jesus Liranzo, RHP, Altoona – DNP
30. Rodolfo Castro, 2B, Bradenton – 0-for-3, BB
Indianapolis is off until Thursday due to the Triple-A All-Star game.
Here’s the boxscore.
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Altoona is off until Thursday due to the Eastern League All-Star break.
Here’s the boxscore.
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Bradenton lost 2-1 to Lakeland. In his first game back after going on the injured list ( hit with a line drive on his arm), Aaron Shortridge allowed two runs on four hits and two walks in four innings. He threw 61 pitches, 38 for strikes, while picking up one strikeout. Matt Eardensohn was out next. He’s a recent non-drafted free agent signing who joined the team from the GCL because the Marauders were short-handed. He tossed two shutout innings on two hits and a strikeout. Ike Schlabach followed with two shutout innings, facing the minimum.
The only run for the Marauders scored in the second inning on back-to-back doubles from Raul Hernandez and Lolo Sanchez. Travis Swaggerty extended his hit streak to 12 games with his tenth double and a single. Calvin Mitchell hit his 15th double. Mason Martin is still looking for his first High-A hit after three games, but he has drawn three walks.
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Greensboro won 6-2 over Kannapolis on Wednesday afternoon. Alex Manasa allowed one run on five hits and a walk in five innings. The lone run was on a homer. Manasa had three strikeouts and lowered his ERA to 3.07 through 93.2 innings. Cody Smith was out next and his only run came on a home run during his two innings of work. Yerry De Los Santos finished the game off with two scoreless innings.
Six players in the lineup had two hits each. Ji-Hwan Bae, Jonah Davis and Kyle Mottice each had two hits and a walk. Bae hit two doubles to give him 12 on the season. He also stole his 14th base. Mottice stole two bases to give him 12 steals this year. Grant Koch and Michael Gretler each had a single and a double. It was the 11th double for Koch and tenth for Gretler. Fabricio Macias had two singles, a run scored and an RBI. Zack Kone didn’t have any hits, but he had two walks and an RBI on a sacrifice Fly.
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Morgantown lost 8-4 to Aberdeen in ten innings. Michael Burrows got the start and went 4.2 shutout innings on two hits and three walks, with seven strikeouts. Right before he left, Burrows got a visit from the trainer, though I didn’t see anything wrong and they let him finish the batter before taking him out. He was at his pitch limit at that point, going just over 75 pitches (77), which is allowed if they are in the middle of facing a batter. In five starts this year, he has thrown shutout ball twice and given up one run twice. His seven strikeouts tonight ties a career high.
Winston Nicacio followed and gave up one run over 2.1 innings. Michael LoPresti allowed two runs in the eighth and another in the ninth to tie the score and send it to extra innings. Alec Rennard took the tenth and served up four runs (three earned) for the loss.
The Black Bears got three runs in the sixth inning, starting with an RBI ground out by Brett Kinneman. Matt Gorski followed with an RBI single, then Blake Sabol drove in Gorski with his third double. They added a run in the seventh on a Jared Triolo RBI single. Triolo and Gorski each had two hits. Matt Fraizer and Kyle Wilkie each hit doubles. Fraizer stole his first base.
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Bristol lost 6-3 to Johnson City. Dante Mendoza had a strong start, going four shutout innings on two hits and two walks, with six strikeouts. That strikeout total equals his career high, which he has reached twice before. This is Medoza’s second shutout performance in four starts this season.
Yoelvis Reyes was out next and he served up three runs in the fifth inning, with two scoring on a home run. After a scoreless sixth, Reyes was pulled with the bases loaded and no outs in the seventh. Enrique Santana took over and all three inherited runs scored, giving Reyes six earned runs in two innings. Santana walked in one run, gave up two sacrifice flies, then walked the bases loaded before he left. Yordi Rosario was out next and he helped out Santana by recording the final out and keep it a 6-0 game. Rosario stayed on for the final two innings and threw shutout ball while picking up four strikeouts.
The Pirates were scoreless until the seventh inning when Jake Wright picked up his first RBI on a sacrifice fly that scored Eli Wilson. They got a two-run homer from Aaron Shackelford in the ninth, his third of the season. He also hit his eighth double. Francisco Acuna collected his sixth double.
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The GCL Pirates lost 7-0 to the Rays. Arlinthon De Dios went four innings and allowed six runs on seven hits, though just one of those runs was earned. The Pirates committed three errors, including two by Tilsaimy Melfor, who is 0-for-12 with no walks and seven strikeouts this season. Bryan Torres and Daniel Ross followed with a scoreless inning each, both facing the minimum. Estalin Ortiz allowed one run over the final two innings, serving up a solo homer.
The offense collected just five hits and they went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position. Juan Pie’s first double was the only extra-base hit. Yoyner Fajardo and Daniel Angulo each had two singles. Sammy Siani (37th overall pick) had a nice day in the lead-off spot, walking three times and stealing his second base. He is hitting .233/.425/.233 in nine games.
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The DSL Pirates1 won 11-5 over the Indians/Brewers co-op team. Andy Maldonado ($170,000 bonus) got the start and allowed two runs on one hit and four walks in three innings. He has a 9.35 ERA and 20 walks in 17.1 innings. Antonio Gonzalez followed with one unearned run over three innings. Jordy Ortega allowed two runs in his two innings, before Kelvin Disla tossed a scoreless ninth in his second pro appearance.
After hitting two homers yesterday, Shedrik Apostel homered again on Wednesday, his fifth of the season. He had two hits, two runs scored and picked up three RBIs. Darwin Baez had three singles, a walk, an RBI and three runs scored. All-Star Fleury Nova had two hits and scored two runs. Osvaldo Gavilan ($700,000) hit his fourth triple and drove in two runs. Juan Jerez ($380,000) hit his ninth double.
The DSL Pirates2 moved to 28-6 on the season with an 11-4 win over the Tigers2. Adrian Mendez got the start and lasted just two innings due to a high pitch count. He gave up two unearned runs on three hits and three walks, with one strikeout. Mendez has a 4.32 ERA in 25 innings. Jose Amaya allowed one run over the next three innings. Oscar Echarry tossed a scoreless sixth, followed by Luis Gonzalez with one run on four hits and two walks in two innings. Wilbur Martinez threw a scoreless ninth.
Three players had three hits each for the Pirates. Jose Berroa ($230,000) had two singles, his fourth double, a walk, a run scored and an RBI. Eduar Ramirez had three singles, two runs scored, an RBI and a walk. Geovanny Planchart had two singles, a triple, two runs scored and two RBIs. Dariel Lopez drove in two runs with his ninth double and second triple. He has a .370 batting average through his first 25 games.
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