Looking forward to fangraphs being wrong Campman92 5 min. Quick backfield looks at him have his tools in more of an extra outfielder bucket for now. He has the stuff to continue developing as a starter just in case things click, but the bullpen is Jimenezs more likely future destination. Top 51 Prospects: Pittsburgh Pirates by Eric Longenhagen February 24, 2021 Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Drew Maggi looks to make Majors with Pirates - mlb.com The organization will be thrilled if . Enmanuel Terrero, OF But theres big arm speed here and big riding life to Shims fastball. 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. 2 prospect to Minors camp after injury February 24, 2023 Bucs invite top prospects Davis, Johnson, Priester to camp February 2, 2023 Shim realizes first part of dream as prospect signs with Bucs January 26, 2023 While likely of low impact, Solometos feel to pitch will almost certainly enable him to be a big leaguer of some kind, either a backend starter or long reliever. Top 51 Prospects: Pittsburgh Pirates | FanGraphs Baseball His letter-high, heater-heavy style of pitching, like Gerrit Coles, results in lots of fly balls and he may have long-term vulnerability to the home run. Still, the teenage pitcher demo is bust-prone and, anecdotally, this seems especially true when the prospect in question already throws really hard at age 17 or 18. His fastball remains in the mid-90s but continues to underperform in terms of its bat-missing ability due to its hittable line. That makes it seem all but inevitable that Chandler will eventually ditch the bat to optimize his development on the mound. Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports. Obviously the 2021 draft was the big one, and seven players from that class are currently on the list. While he has a low three-quarters slot that creates natural tail on his heater, Kennedy can still create riding life at the letters. 76. 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. 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 sounds like Brannigan is going to develop as a two-way player. 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. The top 38 spots on the list are all 55 FV or higher. Head, who was part of the Joe Musgrove trade, has Kd at a 33% clip in A-ball and might also be in the midst of a swing change that gets rid of his arm bar. For now, hes lithe enough for third, where he has a shot to be an everyday player based largely on his power projection. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as our own observations. 4/5 on a contender.