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)
- Termarr Johnson (MLB No. 81), 2B/SS -- Altoona (Double-A)
- Nick Yorke, 2B/OF -- Indianapolis (Triple-A)
- Braxton Ashcraft, RHP -- Indianapolis (Triple-A)
- Hunter Barco, LHP -- Altoona (Double-A)
- Wyatt Sanford, SS -- Extended spring training
- Levi Sterling, RHP -- Extended spring training
- Zander Mueth, RHP -- Bradenton (Single-A)
- Jack Brannigan, SS/3B -- Altoona (Double-A)
- Jhonny Severino, SS/3B -- Bradenton (Single-A)
- Mitch Jebb, SS -- Altoona (Double-A)
- Anthony Solometo, LHP -- Altoona (Double-A)
- Michael Burrows, RHP -- Indianapolis (Triple-A)
- Yordany De Los Santos, SS/3B/2B -- Bradenton (Single-A)
- Tsung-Che Cheng, SS -- Indianapolis (Triple-A)
- Billy Cook, OF/1B -- Indianapolis (Triple-A)
- Omar Alfonzo, C -- Greensboro (High-A)
- Carlson Reed, RHP -- Greensboro (High-A) injured list
- Tony Blanco Jr., 1B/OF -- Bradenton (Single-A) injured list
- Matt Ager, RHP -- Bradenton (Single-A)
- Edward Florentino, OF/1B -- Extended spring training
- Khristian Curtis, RHP -- Greensboro (High-A)
- Estuar Suero, OF -- Extended spring training
- Keiner Delgado, 2B/SS -- Greensboro (High-A)
- Johan De Los Santos, SS -- Dominican Republic complex
- Axiel Plaz, C/1B -- Bradenton (Single-A)
- Shalin Polanco, OF -- Greensboro (High-A)
- David Matoma, RHP -- Extended spring training
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Team to watch
Pirates fans are hoping to see Chandler in Pittsburgh sooner rather than later, so for now they’ll have to pine from a phone call away by watching the right-hander from the mound in Indianapolis. He’s one of three in the top six, and six in the top 20, of this list who are calling Indy home for the time being.
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Anyone in Indianapolis is fair game. Chandler is the one everyone is waiting for, but Yorke, Burrows and Cook all touched Pittsburgh last year. And don’t be surprised if Ashcraft helps out the big league staff, too.
New faces
Griffin got some time in big league Spring Training games, but he’ll get his first official at-bat when Bradenton opens its Florida State League season. Sanford, taken a round after Griffin in the 2024 Draft, will make his debut later on this year, as will Sterling, the prep right-hander taken between the two high school bats. Johan De Los Santos, younger brother of Yordany, signed for $2.25 million in January and will get started in the Dominican Summer League.
On the shelf
Both Reed and Blanco are on the 60-day injured list. Reed has a back injury and should resume throwing in a couple of weeks. Blanco is out with a leg injury.