Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Roundup: 6/15-6/22

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Prospects of the Week:

Josh Bell: 10 for 27 (.370), 6 RBI, 3 Home runs, 7 games played

Adam Frazier: 10 for 28 (.357), 3 RBI, 3 walks to 1 strikeout, 7 games played

Clay Holmes: 0-0 (1 starts), 6 innings pitched, 0 runs, 9 strikeouts, 3 walks

Josh Bell has been a regular on this list, every week his averages seems to go up. Bell is hot right now and proving why he one of the top prospects in the majors. He is hitting so well that some are starting to want to see him at the MLB level. Many miss the days of when Josh Harrison was the super utility player on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Adam Frazier could be the next Josh Harrison. Frazier can player shortstop, second base, third base, and all three outfield positions. He will not hit for a ton of power, but has done nothing but hit for great averages in the minors. He is doing it at AAA this year. Clay Holmes missed all of the 2014 season and most of the 2015 season. He had a slow start to the year, but this week he had his best performance of the year striking out nine batters.

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The minors league season is about half way through. With that we have a really good sample size of the prospects numbers and can fully judge how they are performing this year. The big thing to look for now is the level they are playing. We have already seen Taillon reach the majors, Waddell and Newman move up to AA, and Meadows move to AAA. Expect over the next few weeks to see some others receive promotions. A few weeks ago milb.com had Mitch Keller moving up to Bradenton. It did not happen. However, that is one move that will likely happen over the next month or so. Harold Ramirez also could find himself in AAA before to long. So expect those two among others to find themselves at the next level sometime soon as the season continues to drive on.

This page gives a nice update on how prospects are performing week to week. I feel this works better than a daily one as you can really see more of a sample size in the stat changes over a week rather than from day to day. There are not many Pittsburgh Pirates free sites out there that can provide a full-page of the top prospects in the organization with their season stats listed in one spot. Rather than trying to remember and search each individual player RumBunter will make it easier for you.

For more on the minor league teams check out the West Virginia Power Primer Below, you can find links to the others through there.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects top 30 may change also throughout the season as certain players perform and move up or down the rankings. There will also be a weekly “Future Friday” article on specific prospects who are performing well. Give comments below about the prospects roundup and your thoughts on how they are performing thus far. You can also ask questions about specific prospects on the prospects roundup if you would like to know more about them.

Pittsburgh Pirates Draft Picks will be put into the list after July 15th signing deadline.

All Stats are Courtesy of Baseball Reference

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