Pirates’ minor league affiliates kicked off a new week of games with a rough 1-3 showing, although plenty of prospects made their mark regardless of the difficult outcomes.
Pirates minor league affiliates went 3-2 on Saturday, with the Indianapolis Indians sweeping their doubleheader—largely thanks to continued standout performances from the bats of Liover Peguero and Nick Gonzales—and Hudson Head helping the Greensboro Grasshoppers snatch victory from the jaws of defeat with a three-run walkoff home run.
After several years of navigating through a roster crunch ahead of the Rule 5 draft, 2023 could be a lot quieter. Hopefully, it's going to be one of the final aftershocks of the changes in the abbreviated 2020 season.
Perhaps a forgotten piece of the Joe Musgrove trade is Pittsburgh Pirates outfield prospect Hudson Head. Head was one of five players acquired in the three-team swap two years ago after the Padres selected him in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft.
In 86 games with High-A Greensboro last season, Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Jackson Glenn but four home runs. Glenn almost matched that total in just one game as he slugged three home runs for the Grasshoppers on Sunday.
Next up in our series of examining Pittsburgh Pirates prospects with an important season ahead in 2022 is outfielder Hudson Head Throughout the offseason there has been plenty of discussion surrounding the farm system of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have seen some mixed results from their new young outfield prospects. This past off-season the Pittsburgh Pirates swung a three team trade which also involved the Padres and the Mets.
Tucupita Marcano, Jack Suwinski, and Michell Miliano are coming to Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh Pirates’ trade deadline fire sale began with an early blockbuster deal Sunday night as second baseman Adam Frazier was shipped to San Diego for a package of three prospects.