Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors
A pair of Top 100 heavyweights led the charge on Wednesday, with Max Clark and Chase Burns lighting up the High-A Midwest League. But the star-studded performances didn't stop there. A pair of Texas prospects -- one an Astro, the other a Ranger -- enjoyed huge offensive afternoons before ending
Here are Tuesday's top prospect performances from the Minors
A new week of baseball started out with plenty of fireworks at the plate and on the mound. A number of Top 100 prospects lived up to their billing, swatting homers, piling up the K's and coming through in the clutch. A pair of Astros teammates combined for a prodigious
'It's a fun battle': 2024 first-rounders Yesavage, Griffin show off strengths in Single-A duel
It was exactly what you'd want from a marquee matchup between a pair of first-round picks. One delivered a career-high strikeouts. The other homered off him on the first pitch of the game. That's what happened when the Blue Jays' top pitching prospect Trey Yesavage met talented Pirates teen Konnor
Here are Sunday's top prospect performances from the Minors
It was an all-or-nothing type of day across Minor League Baseball. By which we mean, the top performers either tagged multiple homers at the plate or racked up big strikeout numbers from the mound. On Mother's Day, this Sunday's top prospect performers brought their "A" games:
Here are Saturday's top prospect performances from the Minors
It was a day not to be forgotten in the Minors, with a pair of historic performances at the plate, a throwback performance on the mound and a perfectly pitched game at Double-A. Not to be outdone, some of baseball's youngest prospects showed they can stand toe-to-toe with the best
Here are Friday's top prospect performances from the Minors
There were offensive outbursts galore around the Minors on Friday night, but some of the best individual performances came on the mound. A trio of Top 100 pitchers proved virtually unhittable, while another prospect turned in a spotless debut at Triple-A. All that and more on a busy lead-in to
Pitching stars live up to billing atop Thursday's top prospect performers
Two of the game's best young pitchers played the part with dominant starts while stealing some of the spotlight from their offensive counterparts. There were more multihomer games -- including a trio of jacks from a Clingstone -- among plenty of action from another day in the Minors:
Pirates No. 2 prospect Griffin's HR makes for memorable game of Rock, Paper, Scissors
Konnor Griffin probably should've gone with rock. It might have been the ideal choice for his celebratory game of Rock, Paper, Scissors after the Pirates' No. 2 prospect rocked a line drive over the right-field wall for Pittsburgh's Single-A affiliate Bradenton on Wednesday at LECOM Park.
Top prospect Chandler nearing callup? Skenes 'fired up to see that'
PITTSBURGH -- Paul Skenes hasn’t had a chance to watch Bubba Chandler pitch this year. He doesn’t know how many hits he has allowed so far offhand or what the scouts are saying right now. But is Skenes excited about the prospect of having Chandler join the Pirates’ rotation? Well,
Keep an eye on these under-the-radar Bucs prospects
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Pirates 2024 first-rounder Griffin slugs first pro homer, stars all over the diamond
Leading up to the 2024 Draft, it was no secret that Konnor Griffin had a full toolbox when it came to his work on the diamond. Now, just in the first week of his professional career, the highest high school pick from the 2024 Draft (ninth overall) showed what the
Mlodzinski, Harrington piggyback to mow down Cardinals
PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates’ fifth starter spot was one of the last jobs up for grabs this Spring Training, with the decision to go with Carmen Mlodzinski over Thomas Harrington not being announced until the last day of the Grapefruit League schedule. With both right-handers at PNC Park on Monday,
'Oh, it's true': Cheng salvages wife's birthday with MLB callup
PITTSBURGH -- Tsung-Che Cheng remembered the cake for his wife’s birthday Sunday, but the 23-year-old infielder had to admit that he forgot to prepare for his partner’s big day. Hey, cut the kid a break. The Minor League season had just started, and Irene’s chocolate cake was homemade, not store
Here's where Pirates' top prospects will start the season
With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Pirates’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:
- Bubba Chandler (MLB No. 14), RHP -- Indianapolis (Triple-A)
- Konnor Griffin (MLB No. 42), SS/OF -- Bradenton (Single-A)
- Thomas Harrington (MLB No. 78), RHP -- Pittsburgh (MLB) 4.
'A great day for me': Harrington can't help but smile after MLB debut
TAMPA -- Thomas Harrington's Major League debut didn’t go as he wanted on Tuesday night. But that’s beside the point. “Regardless of the results,” he said, “it was a great day for me and my family.”
Here's what to expect from Pirates prospect Harrington in the big leagues
Whether it’s for one start to bridge a gap and give Paul Skenes an early extra day of rest or if he gets a longer period of time to show what he can do, the one thing the Pirates know for sure about Thomas Harrington as he approaches his big
No. 30 prospect Matoma brings the heat, looks to make history
This story was excerpted from Alex Stumpf's Pirates Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. BRADENTON, Fla. -- One look at David Matoma and you would never guess that the skinny 19-year-old right-hander from Uganda may have the hottest
Harrington impresses in spring start, 'on the radar' for MLB spot
BRADENTON, Fla. -- For someone who has been around for all of Pirates' Spring Training camp, we hadn’t seen a lot of Thomas Harrington this spring before Tuesday. The 23-year-old right-hander has been healthy, but had only pitched one spring inning before Tuesday (on Feb. 25). Harrington's pitching work has
Chandler adds mix to upper-90s heat in stellar Spring Breakout start
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- In the inaugural Spring Breakout game a year ago, as he was coming out to pitch the ninth inning, Bubba Chandler slammed a Red Bull and declared “let’s do this” before pumping upper-90s heat.
LIVE: Pirates-Phillies Spring Breakout
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Before he took the league by storm last year, Paul Skenes’ largest platform was at the inaugural Spring Breakout game. He had been billed as a top prospect before that game, but after he mowed down the Orioles’ top prospects, he firmly established that he was special.
The 10 best 2025 Spring Breakout rosters, ranked
Ding, ding, who’s ready for Round 2? Last year’s inaugural edition of Spring Breakout gave fans early looks at Paul Skenes, Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong, James Wood, Jackson Holliday, Ceddanne Rafaela and many other young stars who graduated off prospect lists in 2024. Not only does it serve as a
Slugging teen Griffin boosts Pirates system, known for producing arms, with some pop
BRADENTON, Fla. – The Pirates’ strength in pitching is obvious. This is the organization that drafted Paul Skenes after all and saw him become the National League All-Star starter one year later. Jared Jones and Mitch Keller serve as more developmental success stories on the bump, and Top 100 prospects
Burrows' composure continues to impress in bid to make roster
NORTH PORT, Fla. -- It has been a very different Spring Training for Mike Burrows compared to a year ago. In 2024, he was still rehabbing back from Tommy John surgery with no chance to break camp with the club.
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Bucs' top pick proving precocious in camp
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