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, Pirates – In Majors
2. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Indianapolis – 1-for-4, 2B
3. Cole Tucker, SS, Indianapolis – 2-for-4, RBI, SB
4. Oneil Cruz, SS, Altoona – 1-for-4, RBI
5. Travis Swaggerty, CF, Bradenton – 4-for-8, 2 2B, RBI, 2 SB
6. Kevin Kramer, 2B, Indianapolis – DNP
7. Will Craig, 1B, Indianapolis – 0-for-4
8. Jason Martin, OF, Indianapolis – 0-for-4, RBI
9. JT Brubaker, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
10. Calvin Mitchell, OF, Bradenton – 1-for-7, BB
11. Cody Bolton, RHP, Altoona – DNP
12. Tahnaj Thomas, RHP, Bristol – DNP
13. Braxton Ashcraft, RHP, Morgantown – DNP
14. Lolo Sanchez, CF, Bradenton – 0-for-1, BB, HBP
15. Pablo Reyes, Util, Pirates – In Majors
16. Braeden Ogle, LHP, Bradenton – DNP
17. Michael Burrows, RHP, Morgantown – DNP
18. Jared Oliva, CF, Altoona – 0-for-3, BB
19. Ji-Hwan Bae, SS, Greensboro – 0-for-2, 2 BB
20. Max Kranick, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
21. Luis Escobar, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
22. Osvaldo Bido, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
23. Eduardo Vera, RHP, – Released, article here
24. Gage Hinsz, RHP, Altoona – DNP
25. Aaron Shortridge, RHP, Bradenton – 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO
26. Blake Weiman, LHP, Indianapolis – DNP
27. Steven Jennings, RHP, Greensboro – DNP
28. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Indianapolis – 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO
29. Jesus Liranzo, RHP, Altoona – 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO
30. Rodolfo Castro, 2B, Bradenton – 2-for-6, 2B, RBI, BB
Indianapolis won 5-3 over Rochester on Wednesday afternoon. Brandon Waddell struggled badly in his first three starts back with Indianapolis, but this is more like the player we saw in Altoona. He went six innings, giving up one run on four hits, with no walks and six strikeouts. Sean Keselica followed with two scoreless innings, before Jake Brentz gave up two runs in the ninth.
The Indians got on the board in the first with an RBI ground out by Jason Martin. Christian Kelley brought home two runs in the second with his eighth double. In the fourth inning, Trayvon Robinson made it 4-0 with his seventh home run. Cole Tucker capped the Indianapolis scoring with an RBI single later in that fourth inning. Tucker had two hits in the game and stole his 11th base. Eric Wood had two hits and scored two runs. Jake Elmore had a pair of hits and scored one run.
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Altoona won 3-0 in ten innings over Harrisburg. Except for a little bit of an issue with his control, Cam Vieaux’s return to Altoona was a very successful one. He tossed six shutout innings on two hits, with four walks and three strikeouts. He now has a 2.56 ERA in Double-A, which is nearly half of the 5.05 mark he put up with Indianapolis. Jesus Liranzo followed with two shutout innings. He has an 0.40 ERA since being sent to Altoona in late June. Blake Cederlind took over in the ninth and sent it to extra innings with a scoreless frame, then closed out the win with a 1-2-3 tenth.
The Curve had a hard time on offense until the tenth inning. With the free runner on second base, Oneil Cruz brought in the first run of the game with a single. That was followed by Logan Hill’s ninth home run to make it 3-0. Hill also had a single and his 25th double. Darnell Sweeney had two hits and a walk. Altoona had seven base runners before the tenth inning. Three of them were thrown out stealing and one was thrown out trying to take an extra base. A fifth runner was taken off the bases on a double play.
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Bradenton won 4-1 over Florida in the first game of a doubleheader. Aaron Shortridge got the start and he went six innings, allowing one run on six hits, with no walks and seven strikeouts. He has given up one run over his last 19.2 innings (three starts). Shea Murray closed the game out with two strikeouts in the seventh. Since June 13th, he has given up one run over 21 innings, with 36 strikeouts.
Dylan Busby hit his 19th home run of the season. Rodolfo Castro drove in a run with his seventh double and also added a walk. Travis Swaggerty hit his 15th double. Adrian Valerio went 3-for-3 with three singles.
The Marauders won game two by a 5-1 score. Ike Schlabach got the spot start and he went five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks, with three strikeouts. He now has a 2.56 ERA in 46.1 innings this season. Schlabach gave the ball to Nick Mears, who closed it out with two scoreless innings.
Mason Martin hit a grand slam during Sunday’s game. Four games later, he has just one hit in 14 at-bats and it was a third inning grand slam that gave the Marauders a 5-0 lead. He now has 32 home runs on the season, eight since joining Bradenton on July 9th. Travis Swaggerty had three hits, including his 16th double. He scored a run, picked up an RBI and stole two bases, giving him 21 steals on the season.
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Greensboro lost 10-0 to Kannapolis. Will Kobos got the start and went five innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on three hits and three walks, with six strikeouts. Will Gardner followed with two shutout frames. Michael LoPresti came on for the eighth and did a number to his ERA, giving up seven earned runs before outfielder Justin Harrer came on for the final out.
The Grasshoppers had no runs or extra-base hits, so there isn’t much to talk about on offense. Kyle Mottice picked up the Kyle Mottice trifecta, collecting a single, walk and HBP. Ji-Hwan Bae had two walks and his 27th stolen base. No one else reached base more than once.
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Morgantown lost 11-5 to Batavia. JC Flowers got the start and he allowed two runs on five hits, with two walks and two strikeouts in four innings. He now has a 3.71 ERA in 17 innings, with 17 strikeouts. Jacob Webb was out next and he recorded just one out, while allowing four runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks. Garrett Leonard went 1.2 innings, giving up three runs, though just one was earned. Elvis Escobar took over in the seventh and threw a shutout frame, before Xavier Concepcion gave up two runs in the eighth, while striking out three batters.
Jared Triolo had a huge day at the plate, going 5-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and a stolen base. His .780 OPS is the highest among the nine hitters in the lineup tonight. Matt Fraizer was 1-for-5 with a single, but he drove in two runs with that hit. Matt Gorski went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
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Bristol has off on Tuesday.
Here’s the boxscore.
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The GCL Pirates lost 6-3 to the Red Sox. Domingo Gonzalez started and allowed four runs before he could get out of the first, though just one of those runs was earned. Bryan Torres threw the next 3.1 innings, giving up one run. Starlyn Reynoso tossed a scoreless fifth, despite three walks. The game went into a long rain delay and came back with Hai-Cheng Gong on the mound. He gave up six hits in three innings, though he only allowed one run. Orsen Josephina pitched a scoreless ninth.
Juan Pie and Carlos Canache each hit homers. It was the second in two days for Pie, and the first as a pro for Canache. Jase Bowen hit his third double, walked and stole his fourth base. Sammy Siani had a single, walk and run scored. The 37th overall pick in this year’s draft is now hitting .235/.374/.296 in 29 games.
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The DSL Pirates1 nearly had a no-hitter, but instead they ended up losing 3-2 in 11 innings. Joelvis Del Rosario went the first five innings without a hit, though he did give up an unearned run. He allowed two walks and struck out two batters. Jordy Ortega was next out and he went three innings on one hit, with one walk and four strikeouts. The first hit for the Rangers1 came in the eighth inning. Jarlin Yes took the final three innings and allowed two runs, though both of those runs were the free runners in extra innings, so neither was an earned run.
Sergio Campana had two hits, a run scored and an RBI. He stole two bases to give him 20 steals on the season in 24 attempts. He is now hitting .264/.358/.358 in 39 games. Jhan Polanco had two hits and a walk. Ronny Sanchez had a single, walk and run scored.
The DSL Pirates2 have off on Tuesday. They will play a doubleheader tomorrow.
Here’s the boxscore.
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