Pirates Prospects

Pirates Prospect Watch: Matt Gorski Hits Two Bombs

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5 months ago

May 22, 2024

Pirates' prospect Matt Gorski rounds third base while playing for the Altoona Curve during the 2023 season.

Pirates’ minor league affiliates managed just one win on Tuesday, with Triple-A Indianapolis the lone bright spot. The Indians were the only affiliate to pick up a win, crushing the Iowa Cubs 18-6 behind a pair of home runs from Matt Gorski. Henry Davis and Malcom Nuñez also cleared the fences.

Altoona suffered an 11-1 shellacking at the hands of the Erie Sea Wolves, while the Curve managed just three hits themselves.

It was more of the same in Greensboro, where the Grasshoppers lost 15-2 to the Greenville Drive… although Termarr Johnson logged an extra base hit for the third game in a row, continuing to show signs of improvement.

The Bradenton Marauders managed to keep things interesting, falling 6-4 to the Dunedin Blue Jays as they allowed a pair of decisive runs across the final two innings.

Here are the top performing Pirates’ prospects to begin the week.

Triple-A Indianapolis (21-22)

LF Matt Gorski

Game: 3-for-6 with 2 homers.
Season: .278/.310/.574 with 6 doubles, 4 triples and 6 homers in 32 games.

C Henry Davis

Game: 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and 2 walks.
Season: .279/.456/.628 with 3 doubles and 4 homers in 12 games.

Double-A Altoona (10-30)

3B Kervin Pichardo

Game: 1-for-2 with a single and a walk.
Season: .222/.288/.315 with 4 doubles and 2 homers in 31 games.

2B Francisco Acuna

Game: 1-for-3 with a double.
Season: .308/.419/.385 with 2 doubles in 12 games.

High-A Greensboro (23-17)

SS Termarr Johnson

Game: 1-for-4 with a double.
Season: .195/.387/.301 with 5 doubles, a triple and a 2 homers in 38 games.

CF P.J. Hilson

Game: 1-for-2 with a single and a walk.
Season: .200/.261/.412 with a double, a triple and 5 homers in 27 games between Single-A Bradenton and Greensboro.

Single-A Bradenton (17-23)

CF Sergio Campana