Harrington Heat 🔥

Gas ⛽️

And we're just getting started.

Bubba.

Back in Bradenton 🌴

🔜 Spring Training

The following 14 players will attend Major League camp as non-roster invitees:

The Pirates' Top 30 Prospects according to Baseball America 👀

The Pirates announced the following staff assignments for the 2025 season for the team’s minor league affiliates, Florida Complex League and Dominican Summer League.

Black & Gold in the Top 100.

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"The recognition is really cool, but there’s a lot of guys in our organization that should be there."

Bubba Chandler isn't focused on accolades. He's focused on pitching.

Four Young Bucs in MLB Pipeline's Top 100

1️⃣5️⃣ RHP Bubba Chandler
4️⃣3️⃣ SS/OF Konnor Griffin
8️⃣0️⃣ RHP Thomas Harrington
8️⃣3️⃣ 2B/SS Termarr Johnson

Young Bucs in Baseball America’s Top 100 👀

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 3B Hyun Seung Lee from South Korea as part of their 2025 International Signing class.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed RHP Robinson Smith from Australia as part of their 2025 International Signing class.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed CF Gabriel Rodriguez from Venezuela as part of their 2025 International Signing class.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed LHP Yoslaniel Hernandez from Cuba as part of their 2025 International Signing class.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 2B/CF Armstrong Muhoozi from Uganda as part of their 2025 International Signing class.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed SS Darell Morel from the Dominican Republic as part of their 2025 International Signing class.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed SS Johan De Los Santos from the Dominican Republic as part of their 2025 International Signing class.

One potential breakout prospect for each organization in 2025 Every year as the calendar flips, we at MLB Pipeline gaze into crystal balls and turn our collective attention to potential breakout prospects for the coming season. Last year in this space, we listed...

RHP Levi Sterling is MLB Pipeline's prospect to watch in the Pirates organization in 2025.

Esmerlyn Valdez led the Florida State League and all players at the Low-A level with 22 home runs, tying the Marauders record for the most in a single season.

Valdez also finished the season ranked first in the FSL in OPS, second in SLG, fourth in RBI and total bases, and fifth in OBP.

No. 8 Prospect Hunter Barco's 2024 Season Highlights | Pittsburgh Pirates YouTube video by Pittsburgh Pirates

Hunter Barco shoved in 2024 😮‍💨

Yordany De Los Santos' Florida Complex League rankings:

🔘 T-2nd in Total Bases
🔘 3rd in AVG
🔘 5th in RBI
🔘 8th in SLG
🔘 8th in OPS

He was also promoted to Low-A Bradenton on July 30 for the remainder of the season.

After being promoted to High-A Greensboro, Carlson Reed posted an 0.87 ERA in six starts which was the lowest among all pitchers at the High-A level.

He also finished the year tied for the 12th-most strikeouts (130) in all of MiLB among pitchers 21 years old or younger.