Tag: Jon Sandfort
2014 Bristol Pirates Season Recap and Top 10 Prospects
Earlier today I wrote about how the addition of the Bristol Pirates led to an older team in Jamestown, which didn’t feature a lot of top talent. The Bristol roster wasn’t much younger in respect to the average age in the Appy League, and also didn’t have many top prospects. They did have a clear […]
Morning Report: A Trio of Struggling Projectable Righties
All day Monday, we talked about Tyler Glasnow, who was once a highly projectable right-hander. He threw seven shutout innings Sunday night(see video below), talked about remaining at Bradenton for the rest of the year and was named the FSL Pitcher of the Week for the second week in a row. At one time, he […]
Top 10 Pitchers: A Group of Lefties at the Top of...
Below are the pitching Game Scores* in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ farm system from the last week. The top ten scores are highlighted in the write-up below. The rankings include every pitcher who made a start for a Pirates’ minor league affiliate, with no limitations on whether the starting pitcher has prospect eligibility. *Game Score is […]
Minor League Schedule: Luis Heredia Headlines Busy Saturday
Today's Starters: Adam Wilk, Joely Rodriguez, Matt Benedict, Chad Kuhl, Luis Heredia, Jon Sandfort, Alex McRae, Nick Hutchings
2014 Bristol Pirates Season Preview
Over the off-season, the Pittsburgh Pirates added a new short-season team, joining the Appalachian League with the franchise in Bristol. The Appalachian League uses the MLB team names, and thus, the Bristol Pirates were born. The Pirates will only have one DSL team this year, rather than two in previous years. Because of this, they […]
First Pitch: The Annual “West Virginia is the Team to Watch”...
Earlier today, Baseball Prospectus rated the Pittsburgh Pirates with the third best farm system in baseball. They’ve been rated in the top three by pretty much every outlet, so the ranking isn’t the big news that came out of that article. The most encouraging thing was that BP said the Pirates had the talent to […]
2013 GCL Pirates Season Recap and Top 10 Prospects
In previous years, I got to see 1-2 weeks of the GCL players. Most of that time came during the Fall Instructional Leagues, and I didn’t get a further look until Spring Training. This year I saw almost everyone at the level at least once, with only 1-2 exceptions. When combined with the earlier draft […]
Who Will Be the Next Breakout Player in West Virginia?
It’s not supposed to work this systematically when it comes to breakout prospects. You aren’t supposed to see one team having the biggest breakout players every single season. Normally it should be spread out and random. One year the big breakout might be in Altoona. The next it might be in Bradenton. But for the […]
First Pitch: How Tyler Glasnow Set the Bar Way Too High...
Tyler Glasnow posted a 36.3 K% this year, which is one of the highest marks in baseball in a long time.
Prospect Watch: Stetson Allie’s Strikeouts Are a Concern
Top Pitcher: Robby Rowland, Top Hitter: D.J. Crumlich, HR: None