Pirates Prospect Watch: Jared Oliva On Fire In September
Since a handful of Pittsburgh Pirates prospects were promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the week, the Indians’ roster consists of a number of bigger named young Bucs.
Endy Rodriguez has generated a lot of buzz for his impressive start at the highest minor league level. Top pitching prospect Quinn Priester also made his Triple-A debut.
One prospect who isn’t as highly regarded but has been on quite the stretch at the plate is 26-year-old outfielder Jared Oliva.
After another strong game Saturday, Oliva is hitting .388 with a 1.043 OPS and 10 extra-base hits in 18 games in September.
Oliva wasn’t alone in his performance. Here are the top others from Indy on Saturday.
Indianapolis Indians (74-72)
CF Jared Oliva
- Game: 2 for 3 with a double and a walk
- Season: .272/.330/.440, 22 doubles, three triples, eight home runs, 37 RBIs, 20 steals, 96 games
2B Tucupita Marcano
- Game: 2 for 3 with an RBI, a run and a walk
- Season: .312/.393/.462, five doubles, three home runs, nine RBIs, 23 games
Oliva roped his 22nd double of the season for one of his three times on base in Indianapolis’ 6-3 loss to the St. Paul Saints.
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Marcano joined Oliva with a pair of hits. Hunter Owen also collected two singles.
Mason Martin hit his 19th homer of the season,
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