Pirates Minor League Report: High-A No Match for WVU Product Reed

2023 Pirates’ fourth round pick Carlson Reed continues to show that High-A is no match for him, as the WVU product allowed just one run in six innings on Thursday night… raising his ERA to 0.7- in five starts since joining the Grasshoppers. Reed, who recently debuted on MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 Pirates prospects list, struck out six batters in Greensboro’s 3-1 win.

Triple-A Indianapolis defeated the Louisville Bats, with Matt Gorski coming a triple shy of the cycle. While his numbers aren’t eye-popping, his consistent bat and defensive versatility could soon earn Gorski a big league audition as a September call-up or injury replacement when needed.

Right-hander Thomas Harrington, the Pirates’ No. 5 prospect, got knocked around, allowing four runs in five innings, but also showed his ability to rack up strikeouts.

Altoona walked off the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 5-4 in ten innings. Termarr Johnson drew two walks, although one was intentional to set up a double play ball in the decisive tenth inning, while Nick Cimillo accounted for much of the offense with his 20th homer of the season.

Bradenton wore a 6-3 loss to round things out, although Esmerlyn Valdez had himself a day at the plate: the 20-year-old from the Dominican Republic hit a homer and walked three times.

Triple-A Indianapolis (63-63)

RF Matt Gorski

• Day: 4-for-4 with a double and a homer.
• Season: .255/.312/.533 with 22 doubles, 5 triples and 20 homers in 98 games.

RHP Thomas Harrington

• Game: 5 IP, 4 ER, 7 K’s.
• Season: 99.2 IP, 2.62 ERA, 101 K’s in 19 appearances (18 starts) throughout the Pirates’ organization.

Double-A Altoona (52-71)

LHP Dominic Perachi

• Game: 5.2 IP, 4 ER, 8 K’s.
• Season: 105.2 IP, 3.24 ERA, 110 K’s in 24 appearances (16 starts) between Greensboro and Altoona.

1B Nick Cimillo

• Game: 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk.
• Season: .260/.384/.510 with 13 doubles and 20 homers in 83 games between Greensboro and Altoona.

High-A Greensboro (70-51)

CF Mitch Jebb

• Day: 2-for-5 with a triple.
• Season: .259/.348/.360 with 11 doubles, 6 triples and 6 homers in 106 games.

RHP Carlson Reed

• Game: 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 K”s.
• Season:  102.1 IP, 2.02 ERA, 125 K’s in 22 starts between Bradenton and Greensboro.

Single-A Bradenton (52-70)

LF Esmerlyn Valdez

• Game: 1-for-2 with a homer and 3 walks.
• Season: .221/.337/.445 with 17 doubles, a triple and 19 homers in 99 games.