These rankings are now available on The Board on the 2023 Fantasy Rankings tab, where you can also see the Top 120 Dynasty Rankings!. The Pirates have three of those 38 players, with Termarr Johnson ranked 21st, Endy Rodriguez 22nd and Henry Davis 38th. . So the question is, was there actual improvement in his ability or is this just noise in the signal? 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. Luigi Hernandez, RHP. Hernandez sat 93-96 mph in 2021 and when seen prior to Dodgers list publication last season, then kept throwing harder throughout the summer and ended up averaging 95-97 and touching 101 while with Double-A Tulsa. His mother spent her childhood in London, while his father "a real Brit; he still has an . A two-way high school player, Jones was clearly a superior prospect as a pitcher, as he was one of the most electric on-mound athletes to roll through the high school ranks over the last decade. Antwone Kelly, RHP Davis was on the IL multiple times in 2022 with issues stemming from a small nondisplaced fracture of his left wrist that he suffered when he was hit by a pitch in May. Jim Rosati on Twitter: "RT @NorthShoreNine: wNS9+ With Sammy Siani, LF. Matt Gorski, OF Endy had an incredible 2022 statline .323/.407/.590 most of which was generated at hitter-friendly Greensboro. He has a pronounced bat wrap. We. Its a pretty big lost year of reps for a multi-sport player looking to get traction with the bat in pro ball. His player page shows him above average in UZR/150, OAA and RAA (although only 1 in each of the latter two). Finding a great changeup (or maybe a split?) Harry Ford is one of the top prospects in the Seattle Mariners organization, and he is also unique among his peers. While it may seem like a lot of time has passed since he put his name on the prospect map with his otherworldly 2018 DSL performance, Nunez is still very young; hell turn 22 during spring training, where hes a non-roster invitee. 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. After coasting through the low and mid-minors, he finally hit a speed bump in 2022, posting his first below-average statline as a 21-year-old at Double-A Altoona. It felt like the Pirates were slow-playing him a little too much after the pandemic (Nolasco was easily physical enough to go to Low-A in 2021), but perhaps they simply knew he wasnt ready to parse full-season pitching. Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: Updated FanGraph Rankings He and Solometo have the same flavor of stuff wrapped in different packages. Top 51 Prospects: Pittsburgh Pirates | FanGraphs Baseball His turn at the 2022 Futures Game gave viewers a glimpse of his heater/curveball combo, showcasing the carry on his mid-90s fastball in contrast to the vertical depth of the high-spin (2,800 rpm) curve. Born Harrison Michael Ford, in Atlanta, 20 years ago this week, the right-handed-hitting catcher is the son of English immigrants. His slot also helps generate two-plane sweep on his breaking ball. His chase rates were at or below league average across the board, further emphasizing the troubling command. As a right-handed hitter almost all of Endys damage is done on outer-third pitches that he can get fully extended against. Big league sliders might force Davis to make an adjustment, but so far his contact performance has been solidly average. He would slot among Priester and Ortiz on this list had he completed a totally healthy 2022. The site listed four Dodgers prospects on their list. Hes naturally adept at framing low strikes because hes already so low to the ground, but its also fair to wonder if such a small athlete can withstand the grind of catching 80-100 games every summer. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as our own observations. He finished 2022 at Altoona and has a chance to be in the big leagues at some point this season. In 2022, it garnered just 8% whiffs and 13% chase during his time at Double-A, where he spent most of the season. Jones checked all but two scouting boxes as a high school pitcher. Isaias Uribe, LHP Davis skills and offensive style are tailored like those of Evan Gattis. Back with former Astros pitching coach Brent Strom in Arizona . RotoWire News: Gonzales will join the Pirates' major-league camp this spring. Don't Count Quinn Priester Out Due to Low Strikeouts Defensively, he has mostly played second base so far in his professional career, with just a handful of starts at short. as compiled by Ben Clemens and the FanGraphs staff. Hernandez, also 19, sat 93-96 in 2022 and has a good-looking two-planed slider, but a relief-only delivery and a mature build. The 11-15 group consists of Jared Jones, Ji-hwan Bae, Anthony Solometo, Kyle Nicolas and Jared Triolo. Hes been up to 100 mph, sits 96, and has solid glove-side command of a mid-80s slider. 2018 Brewers batting, pitching, and fielding traditional and advanced stats. Triolo earned industry praise for his defensive aptitude and high marks for his baseball IQ and instincts. Quick backfield looks at him have his tools in more of an extra outfielder bucket for now. Jesus Castillo, SS Ideally, Nicolas can develop an offering that has some arm-side movement, one better than his current changeup that can prevent hitters from sitting on those glove-side locations. In some ways, this makes aspects of De Los Santos data even more impressive, because hes turning around soft DSL pitching with ridiculous pace. His low, short-armed slot is like a righty version of Reiver Sanmartins delivery. He mixed in four pitches, with his four-seamer and slider accounting for 88% of his pitches, and the changeup and two-seamer bringing up the rear. Despite all of that, Priester took a hit in a lot of the national prospect outlets, dropping off quite a few Top 100 lists. He has an interesting long-term body projection and breaking ball combination. Both feel like high-floored backend or long relief types who need to walk an atypical path to an impact role. His swing is already geared for lift, but he doesnt currently have the raw juice to make the most of it. Acquired in a. His breaking ball is now a mid-80s power breaker thats up to 88-89 at peak and generates plus chase and whiff rates. Pathways toward a more impactful role are most likely to be carved by Harringtons command outperforming this projection. 4/5 on a contender. The powerfully built Kelly, 19, is a squat but loose righty who sits 93-95 mph and throws quality strikes with his fastball. He hit his stride in mid-August with back-to-back scoreless starts in which his four-seamer averaged over 96 across a combined nine innings a high water mark for the season and a true glimpse of his upside. His four-seamer was around the same velo as it had been at the alt site, sitting comfortably at 93 mph and maxing out at 95. He threw it 16% of the time (up from 9% the previous season) and induced a 53% whiff rate with this power-action, mid-80s change. Pirates Prospects Daily: Bryan Reynolds Plays Left Field In His Spring Defensively, Nunez has transitioned from full-time third baseman to mostly first base, with a handful of innings in the other corner of the infield still mixed in. For now, hes lithe enough for third, where he has a shot to be an everyday player based largely on his power projection. Pro teams are more open to east/west fastball operation and the Pirates might be able to coax more sweep out of Harringtons slider, though Campbell does a pretty good job developing pitchers, so there may be less developmental meat on the bone here than youd guess considering hes coming from a smaller program. Its a shorter, less natural looking delivery than what Flowers had as an amateur, but hes been able to throw strikes with it. The depth-focused style of their rebuild in which the Pirates often got many mid-tier prospects back in trade rather than just one key piece has had some profound positive impacts on this system (its arguably why they have Cruz, Endy Rodriguez, Contreras, and four of their 40+ FV prospects or better on this years list) even as many of the pro departments targets have started to fizzle out at the upper levels. He used his upper-90s fastball for in-zone whiffs, relying on his above-average slider as a chase pitch. His Adonis-like physique helps him generate plus pull-side power, and he will show it to you without overswinging he simply lacks bat control and breaking ball recognition. 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. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Instead, Triolo looks like hell be a superutility guy. As a high schooler, his ultra-low spin splitter seemed like the more promising pitch, but his feel for it has regressed. 11/ . Solometo certainly has superficial frame-based projection, but his athleticism and explosiveness are comfortably below whats typical of someone who finds more and more velocity deep into their 20s. His 2022 performance deserves some age-related adjustment, but its possible we saw flaws in Pegueros game exposed by upper-level pitching. Bins is athletic for a catcher and has a good arm, but his receiving and contact skills are both 30s. So compact and short to the baseball is Rodriguez that he can wait an extra beat to diagnose pitch types, which enables him to make in-flight adjustments to breaking balls, spoil the well-located ones, and crush the hangers. Hayden Wesneski is a 25-year-old starting pitcher in the Chicago Cubs system. He projects as a quick-moving no. Hell also show you a 92-96 mph fastball that plays down a bit due to its shape and Jimenezs lack of command, which caused him to walk 5.8 per 9 IP in 2022. Hes going to be a star if he ends up with even average raw power, and even if he doesnt, were talking about a switch-hitting catcher who can make an impact on both offense and defense. Drew Maggi looks to make Majors with Pirates - mlb.com Format = Team Position Player | Age on 4/1/23 | Highest level played | ETA. When we last saw Swaggerty for a full season of play, he was a 21-year-old whose nine home runs in 120 games was far lower than youd expect from someone with so much raw power playing in a hitter-friendly park. Johnson was a well-regarded prospect basically as soon as he reached high school, and there were scouts who were so excited when they first watched him hit that they considered him a future top 5-10 pick when he was only a freshman. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports. His carrying tool is still his defense, especially his receiving, which is crafty and advanced. FanGraphs Prospects. He also has a promising sweeper slider, but he lacks typical physical projection for a teenage pitcher. There were only three big league hitters with 100 plate appearances who had sub-70% in-zone contact rates in 2022 (Chris Morel, Brett Phillips, Eli White). Pittsburgh Pirates Top 43 Prospects | FanGraphs Baseball Hes a fun one cause he had 20 grade defense apparently but scored positive defensively and 30 grade speed but ran nearly 29 feet/second.