If he moves to first base, this will become especially scary. His delivery evokes Madison Bumgarners long, slingin lefty arm stroke, and Solometos east/west feel for location is Bum-ish, but dont mistake this for a true comp, as Bumgarner had already made 24 big league starts at Solometos age. Poised to compete for a rotation spot when 2023 camp breaks, Ortiz is one of a few high-upside Pirates youngsters who look like theyd fit in a contenders rotation. That pitch plays up against lefties for reasons that are probably obvious, but it isnt a nasty pitch in a vacuum. He can already land his breaker in the zone and its angle should help it become a viable back-foot offering to righties. Even though he was sitting 96-98 in Arizona, Webbs fastball doesnt play like an upper-90s pitch right now, and his mid-80s breaking ball quality is highly variable (lots of 30s, some 50s). He spent two years at a JUCO before heading to South Alabama in 2020, and he only pitched 21 total innings for the Jaguars due to the timing of his transfer. Pittsburgh graduated two top-50 prospects in 2022 (Oneil Cruz and Roansy Contreras) and still has a top-five system, or close to it, because of the three potential stars atop the group and the many upper-level, core role-playing hitters who should arrive in the big leagues soon. Campana, soon to be 21, is the youngest of this group. FanGraphs Baseball | Baseball Statistics and Analysis His delivery has a relief-only look to it. Whether his ability to go get it in center field bounces back is the X-factor that will determine his ability to play a long-term big league role. For now, hes lithe enough for third, where he has a shot to be an everyday player based largely on his power projection. Carter Bins, C It plays nicely with Flowers plus slider, and he has enough changeup feel to parachute one in against lefties once in a while. He clearly wasnt comfortable in center field during his brief time there last season, but he only played there once every couple of weeks and he isnt a firm no at the position, even if he is bad there right now. From that point on, however, Triolo walked more and struck out less, such that both rates sat in the mid-teens, while flipping the slugging switch on to the tune of 13 doubles, five triples, and eight home runs over the course of the same number of games. Still, his tendency to roll his wrists over early in his swing, breaking up his attack angle, resulted in a groundball rate above 50%. This impressive performance inspired his offseason 40-man addition. He then played for Taiwans National Team at the WBSC U23 World Cup and helped los Caimanes de Barranquilla win the Colombian Winter League and later the Caribbean Series. His maxed-out frame is cumbersome on the infield, but his footwork at first base has improved a ton since he started playing there, and weve updated our previous DH-only projection. Instead, Triolo looks like hell be a superutility guy. Now 24 and neither protected from nor claimed during the 2022 Rule 5 draft, its imperative for him to start throwing strikes more consistently in order to find his way to a big league bullpen. We added RosterResource's Depth Charts; these reflect a team's current. Not Quite Enough Hit Tool Samaniego looks like a typical second lefty out of a bullpen, sitting 92-94 mph with a deceptive, whippy arm action, and locating his fastball with precision on the arm-side part of the plate. He has a delivery similar to Ubaldo Jimnezs, where his front side flies way open and he tilts out, which helps Kellington get to a vertical arm slot. Top Prospects. Gutierrez has soft, quiet hands, he doesnt tip pitch type or location with runners on base, and he will drop to one knee when he receives some pitches as a means of framing them. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as our own observations. From the left side of the plate, Rodriguez has an exceptional ability to rip his hands through pitches on the inner edge of the zone. As a right-handed hitter almost all of Endys damage is done on outer-third pitches that he can get fully extended against. His footwork on throws to second is clunky and variable, which often impacts his throw times and accuracy, but the pure arm strength is in there. on Twitter: "wNS9+ With @longenhagen Discussing the @fangraphs Very Young Prospects to Monitor Brennan Malone, RHP. Pegueros lack of throwing accuracy from shortstop is concerning. As a wrap-up, the Pirates have. His swing is quite uphill from the left side and he can tend to swing underneath fastballs up and away from him, but overall he is very difficult to make whiff inside the strike zone despite his steep-launch style of contact. Any Top 100 prospects, regardless of their ETA, are also included on this list. Thomas 2022 was a tale of two seasons. Fangraphs Releases Their List of the Top 100+ Prospects Amid a couple of short IL stints in 2022, Selby put up impressive numbers split between Double- and Triple-A and then looked great in the Arizona Fall League. Could Solometo eventually throw harder? Top 42 Prospects: Pittsburgh Pirates | FanGraphs Baseball Priesters four-seamer is divisive. Given how good he is at third, it seems likely that Triolo will be a good defensive second baseman if given enough time, and hes a fine emergency option at short (Kyle Farmer has played there a ton and Triolo is about that good). He maintained his patient approach in Altoona, and when the Double-A season ended, he was sent up to Indianapolis for the last five games of the Triple-A season. Barring a velo bump or another significant alteration to some of the more concerning elements of his profile, he looks like a single-inning up/down reliever. It could stand to have more consistent depth, but the flashes are there, and remember that Kennedy is barely 18. Born Harrison Michael Ford, in Atlanta, 20 years ago this week, the right-handed-hitting catcher is the son of English immigrants. Top Prospects Team Lists 2022 2021 AL NL Pirates Top Prospects Reading Options Detail Level Data Only Full Position Filter All 60 FV Prospects 1. Bins is athletic for a catcher and has a good arm, but his receiving and contact skills are both 30s. He fills out the bottom half of the zone with his slider, itself an impressive bat-misser, thanks again to Dombkowskis command. Jackson Glenn, 2B. Neil Walker / 2B 5. Top 42 Prospects: Pittsburgh Pirates by Eric Longenhagen February 28, 2020 Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He went 2-for-4 with two singles, two runs and an RBI on Friday night against Kansas State. So the question is, was there actual improvement in his ability or is this just noise in the signal? As you can probably imagine of a Division-I football commit, White is already very physical, buff to the point where he looked a little bit stiff during his pre-draft summer. Luigi Hernandez, RHP. Solometo was a very high-profile amateur pitcher, drafted in the second round but given a bonus commensurate with the 24th overall pick ($2.8 million) as one of several exciting high schoolers who Pittsburgh landed with the pool space freed up by Henry Davis under slot agreement. Some aspects of that optimistic projection still exist, while others have changed or are currently absent, but the tools package here is still on par with the middle of the everyday second baseman player population, and were hoping that young Peguero will polish up his games current smudges. It can be found here. This level of athleticism might be an indication that Rodriguez will find a way to mature into more raw power despite not having a traditionally projectable frame. Here are the Pirates' 2023 Top 30 prospects March 1, 2023 Pirates' Chandler going all in on pitching February 28, 2023 Pirates return No. Flowers velocity has never really popped in a big way despite some of the late projection because of his conversion. As of list publication, Rodriguez is one of just two catchers on Pittsburghs 40-man roster, and while its possible hes beaten out by a veteran non-roster invitee like Tyler Heineman, Rodriguezs defensive chops and versatility give him a shot to break camp with the big club, split time with Austin Hedges, and moonlight at one or two other positions before eventually seizing the primary catcher job. He appears tentative on routine throws and still isnt a sure-handed defender. Jimenez has a very good sweeping, upper-70s curveball and creates plus action on a changeup that he sells with fantastic arm speed. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports. The swing length and approach combination is scary enough to keep Lopez out of the 40+ FV tier even though he has this sort of upside. Baseball America Releases Their List of the Top 30 Pirates Prospects Jones spent 2022, his second full pro season, at High-A Greensboro, where he sat 94-98 mph across 122.2 innings and posted a 26.7% K% and 9.6% BB%. Lolo Sanchez, CF Indeed, of his offerings, only his four-seamer had a whiff rate above the big league average, and he struggled to keep that pitch competitive, only throwing it for a strike 57% of the time. Still right on the cusp of graduating from prospect eligibility, Kranick made four appearances in the minors to start the 2022 season before being called up to the major league bullpen. A double-plus hit tool leads the way for Termarr Johnson, a 5'7" 175 lb left-handed hitter who calls Jose Ramirez to mind on a quick visual evaluation. Pittsburgh Pirates Top 10 Prospects Updated by Marc Hulet September 10, 2018 The Pirates system doesn't have immense depth or a long line of high-impact players but the big league club could. Hes been able to maintain nearly average contact rates despite a pull-heavy approach to contact. He was Rule 5 eligible after the season, and hitters who have performed that well at High-A tend to be added to their clubs 40-man roster, but Lopez doesnt have a crystal clear defensive home and his plate discipline needs a lot of seasoning, so he wasnt a real threat to be taken. Grant Hartwig is one of the most promising under-the-radar prospects in the New York Mets system. The 2021 edition of this list featured some carping about Eric Longenhagen ranking Gabriel Moreno in the 100, because he was the exact kind of player who might not have been highly regarded in earlier eras of public prospect evaluation but who had all the markers of future success. His slider has a sweeping horizontal shape, but his inability to locate it has hampered its utility. A fresh start with a new org (he was a waiver claim this offseason) might help him find a swing that produces more power. Traded from Arizona to Pittsburgh as part of the Starling Marte deal, Peguero had been a top 100 prospect for the last couple of years, tracking like a plus bat middle infielder. His fastball remains in the mid-90s but continues to underperform in terms of its bat-missing ability due to its hittable line. 11/ . He also has a promising sweeper slider, but he lacks typical physical projection for a teenage pitcher. Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2023 4:51 PM ET, Park Factors Nick Gonzales - Stats - Batting | FanGraphs Baseball (One weird scouting note: Peguero chokes up with two strikes, but only with his top hand, creating separation between his two hands la Kevin Youkilis.) If it does, he should be a 50, and that grade was discussed during the Pirates list-making process. Theres still some prospect clout here because of Nolascos power and long-haul physicality, but at this stage, he should be considered more of power-driven flier than a likely big leaguer. It sounds like Brannigan is going to develop as a two-way player. He missed basically all of September and was shelled in the only start he made coming off the IL. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Endy had an incredible 2022 statline .323/.407/.590 most of which was generated at hitter-friendly Greensboro. Even with that in mind, any team would be happy to sign a teenager with this kind of stuff for just $750,000 of their bonus pool. His delivery is violent and scary, especially given the injury track record, though not all of his injuries in the past have been to his arm. If he does end up having relevant chase issues, he might track like a left-handed hitting Brendan Rodgers, but Johnsons makeup and personality are so universally lauded that its fair to expect him to make relevant adjustments and become a key cog on Pittsburghs next competitive team.