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Daily Video Rundown
Oneil Cruz
With one of the easiest swings in baseball, it seems like Oneil Cruz just flicks his wrist and can put it into deep left center, which is what he did on Saturday.
Oneil Cruz drives it to the deepest part of the park for a 3-run triple.
The @Pirates' No. 3 prospect also singled in the @indyindians' 9-run inning. pic.twitter.com/eVg9pwknSW
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 12, 2022
Cruz hit a bases clearing triple in Indianapolis’ big win on Saturday against Columbus. It was his third triple of the season, and he is now up to 33 RBI.
Dariel Lopez
Darien Lopez takes out someone’s beer with this solo shot #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/uV2qmx18GK
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) June 11, 2022
Lopez has struggled this year, owning just a .214 average, and striking out 31.3% of the time. He has been able to showcase some of that power he displayed in Bradenton, however, and with Matt Gorski in Altoona Lopez leads the Grasshoppers in home runs.
Josh Bissonette
While he doesn’t do much offensively (.241/.380/.259), he certainly makes it up with the glove. Bissonette flashes that a bit here playing third base for the Indians.
.@josh_bissonette doing his best @KeBryanHayes impression #AtTheVic tonight. 🕸💎 pic.twitter.com/ivK9JcTuCK
— Indianapolis Indians (@indyindians) June 11, 2022
Aaron Shackelford
He’s another regular on here, as Aaron Shackelford had himself quite the game on Saturday. Shackelford went 2-for-4 with not only his ninth home run of the season, but also his first triple.
It's a splash bomb for Aaron Shackelford! His team-leading ninth homer of the season finds the pool in right field and we lead it 2-1!
LISTEN: https://t.co/aioWvWltmN
WATCH: https://t.co/6GP894Bqld pic.twitter.com/llhjlyArpP— Altoona Curve (@AltoonaCurve) June 12, 2022
The triple scored a pair of runners, pushing Altoona’s lead out even further.
Have a day Shack! His bases-clearing triple gives us a 5-1 lead in eighth inning! pic.twitter.com/efFOAjZnQd
— Altoona Curve (@AltoonaCurve) June 12, 2022
Andres Alvarez
Alvarez continues to destroy the ball, especially when he leads of an inning, owning a 1.372 OPS in those situations. He hit his 10th home run of the season leading off the eighth inning.
. @and6alv reclaims the home run throne with a team-high 10th of the season! We lead it 3-1 in the eighth! pic.twitter.com/0Ecnyu9Vcq
— Altoona Curve (@AltoonaCurve) June 12, 2022
Liover Peguero
Nothing like a three-hit night to snap Peguero out the slump he’s been in, which also included his fifth home run of the season.
Liover Peguero receives a hand from former Curve outfielder Chris Sharpe for his fifth home run of the season! We are tied 1-1 in the seventh!
LISTEN: https://t.co/aioWvWltmN
WATCH: https://t.co/6GP894Bqld pic.twitter.com/AKY5y0Xt1G— Altoona Curve (@AltoonaCurve) June 12, 2022
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Anthony began writing over 10 years ago, starting a personal blog to cover the 2011 MLB draft, where the Pirates selected first overall. After bouncing around many websites covering hockey, he refocused his attention to baseball, his first love when it comes to sports. He eventually found himself here at Pirates Prospects in late 2021, where he covers the team’s four full season minor league affiliates.
Boy do I enjoy seeing these kids hit line drives! Maybe more than homers…
It seems that Cruz is starting to hit. Should he or Peguero be the next SS?
Who knows and at this point who cares? People act like it’s a problem having two players who could be the guy at short. It’s impossible to have too many good players. Let them play at the highest level and let us find out because until that happens there’s no way to really know.
Peguero is not a small person. Him hitting a ball hard is no accident.
Today was the first time I realized this. That was my thought too
Hard to be excited abt this article without any highlights from our #1 prospect, per tedwins.com, Ji-hwan Bae🤣🤣… No thats not a real site and YES this is a great video article of deserving players and tip of the cap on the defensive play inclusion, Anthony. Great stuff.👏👏👍👍