A New Era for the Pirates: MLB 17 Franchise

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Quote: Originally Posted by drYY

Can I comment? If so, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! As a Nats fan, that Harper dealio hurt mah heart. Was that legit? If it was the game, are you sure it wasn't Bryan Harper? He usually retires Sent from my SM-A310F using Operation Sports mobile app

Yea you can always comment anything you like and,

100% sure I went through it and was like "oh wait it was Bryan Harper" and then I doubled checked and it was Bryce. He got hurt and I'm kind of disappointed it happened to be honest. Though I guess events like this do happen like Prince Fielder but I'm still shocked. I'm hoping next year that they make it so players can take multiple seasons off to recover from injury.

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2019-20 Season Preview
This season is more of a rebuild season as we got ride of our two best players last season and this season we will be having an average team with mostly all young players with the oldest being 33-year old’s Andres Blanco and Wade LeBlanc. As well as this season we may be looking to move Josh Harrison who has around $32 million owed in the next 3 seasons and we aren’t looking to pay him that as we aren’t contending now. As well as we have some youngsters in 2B Kevin Newman, P Mitch Keller and top prospect Austin Meadows. Another player we may be looking to move is starting pitcher Ivan Nova who posted an 8-11 record last season with 120 strikeouts but he still is able to be a back of the rotation guy. The reason we are looking to move him is because of his contract where he is owed around $18 million in the next two seasons.

Team Predictions:
Record: 73-89
Team MVP: Starling Marte
Team Ace: Jameson Taillon
Key Add: Erik Gonzalez

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Top 5 Prospects
1.Austin Meadows (Triple- AAA):
Meadows is currently the #12 prospect in all baseball and last season spent it in Indianapolis besides a the last few weeks of the season where he was called up and he batted .455 in 13 games and 11 at bats. Meadows will hopefully be the star of the team in the future as he has the ability to swing the bat.

2.Mitch Keller (Triple-AAA)-
Mitch is the #14 prospect in all baseball and the #2 for the Pirates. The 22-year-old starter has the ability to become a hard throwing pitcher with his fastball being his best pitch and be able to throw it by batters. He went 12-4 in Indianapolis last season and made 2 start last season going 2-0 in 14 innings.

3. Marlon Ozan (Double-AA)-
The #17 prospect in baseball, our fifth-round draft pick last season is quickly looking like he’ll be a strong starter for us in the future. The 19-year-old throw a fours seam and two seam fastballs as well as a curveball and changeup. He already has pretty good break but he currently needs to work on his control if he wants to move up.

4. Doug Lusk (Double-AA)-
Lusk was the first-round pick in the draft last season for us and his fielding is looking like the best part of his game. Lusk a switch-hitting catcher may also get time at first base but he’ll have to work on his bat if he has any chance of making the majors.

5. Shane Baz (Double-AA)-
Baz was our #3 prospect at the start of last season but with Ozan and Lusk coming in he slides down to #5. The 6’3 starter has the overpowering pitching style with his fastball topping out around 101 MPH. So he is able to throw it by batters but also has 4 more pitches to get hitters out with.


Organization Rosters
MLB Roster

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Pitchers
27- Archie Bradley
28- Chance Adams
41- Daniel Hudson
13- Drew Pomeranz
73- Felipe Rivero
46- Ivan Nova
50- Jameson Taillon
22- Julian Fernandez
53- Nik Turley
12- Wade LeBlanc
45- Zack Wheeler

Catchers:
32- Elias Diaz
29- Francisco Cervelli

Infielders:
7- Andres Blanco
14- Erik Gonzalez
10- Jordy Mercer
55- Josh Bell
5- Josh Harrison
38- Max Moroff

Outfielders:
26- Adam Frazier
60- Andrew Toles
3- Boog Powell
25- Gregory Polanco
6- Starling Marte

Triple-AAA Roster

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Pitchers:
12- Billy Donnelly
3- Brian Cruz
*66- Dovydas Neverauskas
25- Geraldo Chavez
35- Miguel Rosario
*33- Mitch Keller
36- Montana DuRapau
*99- Richard Rodriguez
21- Sam Lind
18 Tate Scioneaux
76- Thomas Lombard
24- Tyler Glansnow

Catchers:
*58- Jacob Stallings
*14- Mike Ohlman

Infielders:
*23- David Freese
*72- Engelb Vielma
16- Eric Wood
1- Jae-gyun Hwang
*37- Jose Osuna
2- Kevin Newman

Outfielders:
*17- Austin Meadows
44-Chris Borstick
*77- Clint Frazier
*47 Jordan Luplow
*15- Todd Cunningham

Double-AA Roster

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Pitchers
43- Braeden Ogle
40- Brandon Waddell
39- Dario Agrazal
21- Dillion Tate
38- J.T. Brunaker
12- Jonathan Scott
8- Luis Pena
33- Marlon Ozan
32- Nick Burdi
18- Shane Baz
13- Taylor Hearn
*36- Tyler Eppler

Catchers:
46- Doug Lusk
15- John Boramnn
31- Keibert Ruiz

Infielders:
25- Benny Angel
3- Cole Tucker
35- Ke’Bryan Hayes
37- Kevin Kramer
29- Marco Rodriguez
*8- Sean Rodriguez
22- Will Craig

Outfielders:
14- Danny Ortiz
41- Heliot Ramos
34- Rob Dixon

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Opening Day Preview:
Home vs St. Louis Cardinals
Game Time: 1:35
Projected Lineup:
LF- Starling Marte
CF- Andrew Toles
1B Josh Bell
RF- Gregory Polanco
2B- Josh Harrison
SS- Erik Gonzalez
3B- Jordy Mercer
C- Francisco Cervelli
P- Jamieson Taillon

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April 2019 Review
Team Leaders

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Hitting
Games
1. Josh Bell- 26
2. Josh Harrison- 26
3. Adam Frazier- 26

At Bats
1. Erik Gonzalez- 99
2. Gregory Polanco- 97
3. Josh Bell- 91

Runs
1. Starling Matte- 14
2. Gregory Polanco- 12
3. Max Moroff- 12

Hits
1. Starling Marte- 29
2. Gregory Polanco- 25
3. Josh Bell- 25

Home Runs
1. Max Moroff- 3
2. Gregory Polanco- 3
3. Andrew Toles (DL)- 3

Runs Batted In
1. Gregory Polanco- 18
2. Adam Frazier- 10
3. 4 Tied- 9

Stolen Bases
1. Starling Marte- 6
2. Adam Frazier- 4
3. Erik Gonzalez- 4

Average
1. Starling Marte- .333
2. Andrew Toles- .333
3. Andres Blanco- .320

Pitching
Wins
1. Jameson Taillon- 3
2. Ivan Nova- 2
3. 4 tied- 1

Loses
1. Drew Pomeranz- 4
2. Archie Bradley- 3
3. Jameson Tallion- 3

Saves
1. Felipe Rivero- 5

Innings Pitched
1. Jameson Tallion- 32.0
2. Ivan Nova- 29.2
3. Chance Adams- 29.1

Strike Outs
1. Zack Wheeler- 39
2. Drew Pomeranz- 29
3. Ivan Nova- 26

Earned Run Average
1. Felipe Rivero- 0.00
2. Daniel Hudson- 0.73
3. Zack Wheeler- 2.22

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SP- Billy Donnelly- Triple AAA Indianapolis Indians
In four starts in the start of the season Donnelly has posted a 2.66 with a record of 2-0. As well as the tall lefty has 32 strikeouts in 20.1 innings and only allowing 12 walks. The 20-year-old starter is currently not on the 40-man roster but if he keeps pitching like this he’ll be a contender to be added if some of the starter in Pittsburgh keep struggling.

CP- Montana DuRapau- Triple AAA Indianapolis Indians
The 26-year-old closer this season has converted 7 of 8 saves and only blown one. Montana has 8 stakeouts in the 10 innings he’s gone through and in that time just given up 8 hits and 1 run with a 0.90 ERA.

Injury Updates

Pos	Player	Injury Note
2B	Josh Harrison	60-Day DL (Fractured Forearm)
CF	Andrew Toles	60-Day DL (Shoulder cartiladge damage)

Transactions
4/9 Placed 2B Josh Harrison on 60-Day DL (fractured forearm)
4/10 Recalled 3B David Freese from Triple-A, promoted 2B Kevin Newman to Double-A and promoted 2B Pablo Reyes to Double-A
4/17 Placed CF Andrew Toles on 60-Day DL (shoulder cartilage damage)
4/18 Recalled CF Clint Frazier from Triple-A and promoted RF Wesley White to Triple-A


Around the League

MLB Standings - Updated: May 1, 2018
AL EAST	W	L	GB
Rays	15	11	-
Orioles	13	13	2.0
Yankees	13	14	2.5
Red Sox	12	13	2.5
Blue Jays	10	14	4.0
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB
Royals	17	8	-
Twins	14	11	3.0
Indians	14	12	3.5
Tigers	10	15	7.0
White Sox	9	17	8.5
AL WEST	W	L	GB
Angels	16	10	-
Astros	14	13	2.5
Rangers	14	13	2.5
Mariners	11	15	5.0
Athletics	10	16	6.0
NL EAST	W	L	GB
Nationals	16	10	-
Mets	13	12	2.5
Marlins	13	12	2.5
Braves	8	17	7.5
Phillies	6	19	9.5
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB
Brewers	18	7	-
Cubs	16	10	2.5
Reds	12	15	7.0
Cardinals	11	14	7.0
Pirates	9	17	9.5
NL WEST	W	L	GB
Dodgers	19	8	-
Rockies	16	11	3.0
Diamondbacks	15	11	3.5
Giants	14	13	5.0
Padres	10	17	9.0

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9-17??

Jesus....

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Harrison and Toles missing have killed our lineup. Even though Marte is on fire right now. Pomeranz is really struggling and the bullpen has been just as bad not being reliable at all so far. Hopefully this season turns around and we can make a run or we may be dumping players at the deadline sadly.

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May 2019 Review
Team Leaders

Spoiler

Hitting
Games
1. Josh Bell- 52
2. Adam Frazier- 52
3. 3-tied with -52

At Bats
1. Erik Gonzalez- 201
2. Gregory Polanco- 196
3. Josh Bell- 193

Runs
1. Starling Matte- 25
2. Adam Frazier- 25
3. Gregory Polanco- 23

Hits
1. Starling Marte- 59
2. Adam Frazier- 57
3. Josh Bell- 54

Home Runs
1. Gregory Polanco- 7
2. Josh Bell- 6
3. Starling Marte- 3

Runs Batted In
1. Gregory Polanco- 37
2. Adam Frazier- 26
3. Josh Bell- 26

Stolen Bases
1. Starling Marte- 10
2. Adam Frazier- 7
3. Erik Gonzalez- 6

Average
1. Boog Powell- .311
2. Starling Marte- .306
3. Adam Frazier- .297

Pitching
Wins
1. Ivan Nova- 5
2. Chance Adams- 4
3. Jameson Taillon- 3

Loses
1. Drew Pomeranz- 7
2. Jameson Taillon- 5
3. Chance Adams- 4

Saves
1. Felipe Rivero- 11
2. Archie Bradley- 1

Innings Pitched
1. Chance Adams- 66.1
2. Ivan Nova- 60.0
3. Jameson Tallion- 59.0

Strike Outs
1. Zack Wheeler- 62
2. Drew Pomeranz- 62
3. Ivan Nova- 54

Earned Run Average
1. Felipe Rivero- 1.10
2. Daniel Hudson- 3.09
3. Chance Adams- 3.26

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1B- Will Craig- Altoona Curves
In the month of may big first baseman Will Craig was on fire. He hit .279 in 68 at bats while driving in 10 runs with one homerun. Craig whose fielder is above average is slowly developing his bat and may be able to make the roster next season.

RP- Sam Lind- Indianapolis Indians
This month Lind has posted a team low 1.17 ERA and sat down 26 batters with strikeouts. He’s done this all coming out of the bullpen in 30.2 innings. Lind who was our 6th round pick in last year’s draft wasn’t projected to be anything special but the 20-year-old has quickly shown he has the ability to pitch with effectiveness.

Injury Updates

Pos	Player	Injury Note
P	Tyler Eppler (Double-AA)	Day-to-Day (Lat muscle Strain)
CF	Andrew Toles	60-Day DL (Shoulder cartiladge damage)
2B	Josh Harrison	60-Day DL (Fractured Forearm)
LF	Chris Bostick (Triple-AAA)	60- Day DL (Broken forearm)
P	Geraldo Chavevz (Triple-AAA)	60- Day DL (Fractued wrist)

Transactions
5/7 Signed Free Agent SS Eduardo Nunez for 2y/ 3.1M and assigned him to Pittsburgh Pirates, optioned 3B David Freese to Triple-AAA and sent 2B Pablo Reyes to Single-A.
5/11 Placed LF Chris Bostick (Triple-AAA) on 60-Day DL (Broken forearm)
5/20 Optioned P Julian Fernandez to Triple-AAA and recalled P Richard Rodriguez from Triple-AAA
5/29 Placed P Geradlo Chavez (Triple-AAA) on 60-Day DL (Fractured wrist) and promoted Alex McRae to Triple-AAA from Single-A. Sent 2B Kevin Newman to Double-AA and promoted SS Cole Tucker to Triple-AAA.

Around the League

MLB Standings - Updated: Jun 1, 2019
AL EAST	W	L	GB
Red Sox	30	23	-
Rays	30	24	0.5
Blue Jays	28	25	2.0
Yankees	29	27	2.5
Orioles	25	29	5.5
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB
Twins	31	22	-
Indians	30	24	1.5
Royals	24	29	7.0
White Sox	22	33	10.0
Tigers	20	34	11.5
AL WEST	W	L	GB
Angels	30	24	-
Astros	31	26	0.5
Rangers	30	25	0.5
Athletics	26	29	4.5
Mariners	24	30	6.0
AL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB
Indians	30	24	-
Rays	30	24	-
NL EAST	W	L	GB
Nationals	29	25	-
Mets	27	25	1.0
Marlins	25	28	3.5
Phillies	22	31	6.5
Braves	18	35	10.5
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB
Cubs	39	15	-
Brewers	26	28	13.0
Cardinals	25	28	13.5
Reds	22	34	18.0
Pirates	19	34	19.5
NL WEST	W	L	GB
Dodgers	38	18	-
Giants	35	21	3.0
Rockies	34	22	4.0
Diamondbacks	25	31	13.0
Padres	20	35	17.5
NL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB
Giants	35	21	-
Rockies	34	22	-

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2019 Season Review
So, a quick update, I had the rest of the months written up on my laptop and I saved them. Though when I went back to find them I guess I didn’t because I’ve searched everyone to find them and wasn’t able to. So I’m going to start with the offseason here. Here are some notable things I was able to find though:

2018 First Year Player Draft Players to watch
Round 1 Pick 10
C Rafael Bruno
A 19-year-old catcher from Florida Atlantic University Bruno was a standout as a freshman leading the team with hits and third in homers. The 6’5 catcher can hit but his fielding has to be worked on. Bruno may slide over to first base in the future. MLB ETA 2021 and player comparison is Carlos Santana

Round 2 Pick 40
1B Jamaal McWilliams
Jamaal drafted out of Georgia Tech is another tall guy as Jamaal also stands 6’5 but currently he has no true strengths and at the age of 22 needs to develop quickly if he wants to make the show. His current MLB ETA is 2024 and player comparison is Lucas Duda

Round 3 Pick 70
P Rickey Zager
Zager drafted out of Ohio State is a 19-year-old that has the ability to through with break and velocity with four pitches to work with. He is a pitcher that will start most games cause of his stamina he has to get through innings. MLB ETA 2022 and player comparison is Jose Quintana.

Round 7 Pick 190
P Jaime Castaneda
Jamie a short pitcher standing at 5’11 was drafted out of Farleigh Dickenson where he played last season with 1st round pick catcher Doug Lusk. He has great break in his pitches but the downfall is he is most useful as a starter but the lefty needs to develop his stamina if he wants to work long innings. MLB ETA is 2023 and player comparison James Paxton.


2019-20 Offseason Review:
Notable Retiree’s
Astros: P Joe Smith, P Justin Verlander
Blue Jays: C Russel Martin
Cubs: IF Ben Zobrist
Dodgers: P Rich Hill, LF Howie Kendrick
Indians: DH Edwin Encarnacion
Orioles: P Darren O’Day
Pirates: P Malcom Henderson (Double-AA)
Rangers: P Cole Hamels
Red Sox: 1B Hanley Ramirez
Royals: LF Alex Gordan
Twins: P Pat Neshek
Free Agents: DH Jose Bautista, LF Matt Holiday

Top 10 Free Agents
1. 1B Paul Goldschimdt (Qualified Offer Made)- signed with Blue Jays 10 years/246.5M
2. 2B Brian Dozer (Qualified Offer Made)- signed with Dodgers 9 year/ 227.7M
3. CF Charlie Blackmon (Qualified Offer Made)- signed with Phillies 4 years/106.9M
4. 2B DJ LeMahieu (Qualified Offer Made)- signed with Padres 6 year/ 110.1M
5. CP Zach Britton- signed with Cubs 5 year/46.6M
6. SP Dallas Keuchel- signed with Pirates 4 years/50.2M
7. AJ Pollock- signed with Nationals 6 years/91.2M
8. Alcides Escobar- signed with Blue Jays 2 years/12.6M
9. Hector Rondon- signed with Angels 3 years/9M
10. Matt Kemp- signed with Rangers 1 year/3.7M

Notable Pirates Offseason Moves:
Expired Contracts
AJ Schugel- free agent
Daniel Hudson- resigned 1 year and $2.1M
David Freese- free agent
Ivan Nova- free agent
Richard Rodriguez- resigned 3 year and $1.3M
Sean Rodriguez- free agent
Starling Marte- resigned 4 years and $34M
Todd Cunningham- free agent
Wade LeBlanc- resigned 1 year and $460K

Signings:
P- Dallas Kuechel for 4 years and $50.2M
P- Lance Lynn for 2 years and $3.6M
3B- Marwin Gonzalez for 1 year and $8.2M

Trades:
Pirates trade P Drew Pomeranz to the Blue Jays for SS Lourdes Gurriel Jr., P Brian Ibanez and C Andy Hauta
Pirates trade P Tyler Glansnow, CF Clint Frazier and SS Benny Angel to the Marlins for CF Christian Yelich
Pirates trade 3B Andres Blanco to Mets for P David Peterson

Other:
Released C Francisco Cervelli
Released 3B Jae-gyun Hwang
Removed RF Jordan Luplow from 40-Man roster
Added P Brian Cruz and P Billy Donnelly to 40-Man Roster

Top Pirate Stories of the Offseason
We get Pitching
In one of the most suprising moves of the offseason the Pirates sign last season Cy Young winner in Keuchel. Dallas went 20-5 last season with the Astros with a ERA of 3.32 and 181 strikeouts. The signing of Keuchel has shown the fans of the Pirates that they may be going all in this season. Keuchel who will be the leader of the staff. The 31-year-old will be tied as the oldest in the staff along with Lance Lynn who spent the last two seasons with the Rangers. Last season we went 7-5 with a 4.95 ERA as the Rangers didn’t give him much help. With the two new pitchers the Pirates have tremendously strengthened their rotation and may be able to lead them into the postseason.

We Shop the Market
Another blockbuster deal we made this offseason was the acquisition of All-Star center fielder Christian Yelich. Yelich has been with the Marlins his whole career as last season he had a career high average at .306, homeruns at 24 and second career high in RBI’s at 72. With Yelich being added to the lineup we bulk up the middle of our offense and allow protection to Marte, Bell and Polanco. Yelich will now slide in at starting CF and take the place of Andrew Toles who will be a bench option. In the trade we did send two top prospects in Frazer, who we got in the Gerrit Cole deal, and high draft pick in 2019 SS Benny Angel. Though we also traded P Drew Pomeranz who pitched horrible last season and got a haul back in 3 prospects as we get a great deal. Finally, in a salary dump we send Andres Blanco to the Mets for P David Peterson.

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2020-21 Season Preview Spring Training Review
Spring Training Stories
Back Up Catcher?
In spring we saw the battle for the spot on the roster for the back up catcher between Jacob Stallings and Mike Ohlman. Stallings batted .216 in 37 AB’s with 2 RBI’s while Ohlman batted .200 in 10 AB’s with 0 RBI’s. With Diaz being the starter the organization decided to go with Stallings as the backup because of his fielding and better bat then Ohlman who will start in Triple-AAA.

Final Spots in the Bullpen
With Bradley, Hudson, Fernandez and lefty LeBlanc having spots set we were looking for our final two bullpen guys. The spots were fought over between Nik Turley (L), Dovydas Neverauskas (R), Tyler Eppler (R), Brian Cruz (R), Richard Rodriguez (R) and Montana DuRapu (R) which was won by Richard Rodriguez and Nik Turley. Who both had dominate springs, though Cruz and Eppler were very close to making the cut in the pen.

Organizational Rosters
MLB Roster

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Pitchers:
12- Wade LeBlanc
22- Julian Fernandez
27- Archie Bradley
28- Chance Adams
31- Lance Lynn
41- Daniel Hudson
45- Zack Wheeler
50- Jameson Taillon
53- Nik Turley
60- Dallas Kuechel
73- Felipe Rivero
99- Richard Rodriguez

Catchers:
32- Elias Diaz
58- Jacob Stallings

Infielders:
5- Josh Harrison
7- Eduardo Escobar
10- Jordy Mercer
13- Erik Gonzalez
14- Marwin Gonzalez
55- Josh Bell

Outfielders:
6- Starling Marte
23- Christian Yelich
25- Gregory Polanco
26- Adam Frazier
60- Andrew Toles

Triple-AAA Roster

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Pitchers:
3- Brian Cruz
*12- Billy Donnelly
21- Sam Lind
25- Geraldo Chavez
*26- Brian Ibanez
32- Nick Burdi
33- Mitch Keller
34- Marlon Ozan
35- Miguel Rosario
*36- Montana DuRapau
*66- Dovydas Neverauskas

Catchers:
*15- Mike Ohlman
31- Keibert Ruiz

Infielders:
*1. Engelb Veilma
*13- Loudres Gurriel Jr.
14- Eric Wood
29- Marco Rodriguez
*37- Jose Osuna
*38- Max Moroff

Outfielders:
*4- Boog Powell
*17- Austin Meadows
39- Cameron Benitez
*44- Chris Bostick
47- Jordan Luplow

Double-AA Roster

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Pitchers:
4- David Peterson
8- Luis Pena
12- Jonathan Scott
16- Darryl McRae
19- Shane Baz
20- Jimmy Calderon
21- Dillion Tate
28- Andy Jansen
35- Rickey Zager
*36- Tyler Eppler
43- Braeden Ogle
53- Jaime Castaneda

Catchers:
34- Rafael Bruno
46- Doug Lusk

Infielders:
1- Kevin Newman
2- Cole Tucker
9- Rick Gilchrist
14- Jamaal McWiliams
15- John Bormann
22- Will Craig
25- Carlos Cruz

Outfielders:
18- Tommy Gaspar
24- Martin Castilla
26- Alfonzo Hernandez
31- Heliot Ramos

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Pirates @ Brewers
Game Time: 1:10 PM
Projected Starting Lineup:
1. LF Starling Marte
2. CF Christian Yelich
3. SS Marwin Gonzalez
4. 1B Josh Bell
5. RF Gregory Polanco
6. 2B Josh Harrison
7. 3B Adam Frazier
8. C Elias Diaz
9. P Dallas Keuchel

Season Predictions:
Record: 80-82
Team MVP: Starling Marte
Team ACE: Dallas Keuchel
Key Add: Christian Yelich
X-Factor: Josh Bell

Pirates Top 10 Prospects:
1. SP- Marlon Ozan- Triple-AAA
2. C- Rafael Bruno- Double-AA
3. 1B- Jamaal McWilliams- Double-AA
4. P- Jaime Castaneda- Double-AA
5. P- Brian Ibanez- Triple-AAA
6. P- Rickey Zager- Double-AA
7. P- Shane Baz- Double-AA
8. CF- Heliot Ramos- Double-AA
9. P- David Peterson- Double-AA
10. 3B- Will Craig- Double-AA