Tag: Rodarrick Jones

A few roster moves today in the lower levels. **2012 18th round pick John Kuchno has been added to the State College Spikes roster. **Gavi Nivar was transferred from the GCL to State College. Nivar was hitting for a .294/.314/.471 line in 34 at-bats in the GCL. **The Pirates released 2011 37th round pick Rodarrick […]

The State College Spikes defeated the Batavia Muckdogs 1-0 in 10 innings on Sunday night, the first time in Spikes history that a scoreless game was carried into extra innings. The Spikes were led by another strong start from heralded prospect Luis Heredia, and relievers Josh Smith, Kyle Haynes, and Jordan Cooper backed Heredia up […]

The State College Spikes beat the Batavia Mud Dogs 7-5 tonight, thanks to a five run fifth inning by the Spikes, and a strong start from 2010 4th round pick Nick Kingham.  Kingham wasn’t the only one who had a strong outing, with Stetson Allie also throwing a dominant inning in relief.  Seeing two of […]

Tonight I got a chance to see several State College Spikes players for the first time this year.  The Spikes had a bad game, losing 11-4, with five errors on defense.  Ryan Hafner, who has had a strong year this year, had one of his worst outings, giving up two homers and six runs, with […]

2011 37th round pick Rodarrick Jones has been promoted by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the GCL to State College.  Jones, a 20 year old outfielder, hit for a .500/.625/1.167 line in four games in the GCL.  He came from the college ranks, although he didn’t get much playing time, missing the entire 2011 season.  Still, […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 37th round pick Rodarrick Jones, Pirates Prospects has learned.  Jones was drafted as a left fielder out of Southern University.  Baseball America chose him as the #3 prospect in the New York Collegiate League in the summer of 2009, following his strong season at the University of New Orleans.  He’s […]

On day two of the MLB draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates went heavy on prep players, taking high schoolers with 15 of their first 19 selections on the day.  15 of their 29 picks on the day were pitchers, 16 if you count Aaron Brown, who is a two way player that was selected as a […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates loaded up on position players, taking five in a row in rounds 36-40.  Nine of the ten picks on day three so far have been position players, with 32nd round pick David Jagoditsh being the only pitcher.  Some of these guys are organizational depth, although a few are college sophomores which means […]