Down on the Farm: The Pittsburgh Pirates – October 2025

Down on the Farm: The Pittsburgh Pirates – October 2025

The Pittsburgh Pirates Top 30 Prospects!

Rank Name Position Level Age Projections
1 Konnor Griffin SS AA 19 135.8 wRC+, 0.292/0.359/0.484, 23 HR, 41 SB, 78 Runs, 76 RBI
2 Edward Florentino CF A 18 121.3 wRC+, 0.253/0.333/0.461, 26 HR, 35 SB, 75 Runs, 82 RBI
3 Bubba Chandler SP MLB 22 3.70 ERA, 141 IP, 59 BB, 143 K, 9.1 K/9, 1.20 WHIP
4 Esmerlyn Valdez 1B AA 21 111.5 wRC+, 0.243/0.319/0.439, 25 HR, 1 SB, 69 Runs, 79 RBI
5 Termarr Johnson 2B AA 21 111.5 wRC+, 0.249/0.348/0.392, 16 HR, 15 SB, 68 Runs, 60 RBI
6 Johan De Los Santos SS DSL 16 102.3 wRC+, 0.256/0.325/0.389, 13 HR, 53 SB, 68 Runs, 58 RBI
7 Axiel Plaz C A+ 19 103.0 wRC+, 0.232/0.306/0.423, 24 HR, 2 SB, 65 Runs, 78 RBI
8 Rafael Flores C MLB 24 103.2 wRC+, 0.245/0.313/0.412, 21 HR, 1 SB, 64 Runs, 70 RBI
9 Wyatt Sanford SS A 19 95.1 wRC+, 0.231/0.317/0.369, 14 HR, 41 SB, 69 Runs, 57 RBI
10 Callan Moss 1B A+ 21 101.1 wRC+, 0.243/0.324/0.385, 15 HR, 7 SB, 67 Runs, 61 RBI
11 Nick Yorke 2B MLB 23 98.6 wRC+, 0.256/0.317/0.385, 13 HR, 15 SB, 65 Runs, 59 RBI
12 Duce Gourson 2B AA 22 93.1 wRC+, 0.232/0.315/0.364, 13 HR, 25 SB, 65 Runs, 58 RBI
13 Keiner Delgado SS A+ 21 93.0 wRC+, 0.230/0.314/0.366, 15 HR, 14 SB, 62 Runs, 59 RBI
14 Nick Cimillo 1B AA 25 90.4 wRC+, 0.216/0.291/0.391, 22 HR, 2 SB, 65 Runs, 72 RBI
15 Omar Alfonzo C AA 21 92.5 wRC+, 0.226/0.313/0.364, 16 HR, 1 SB, 61 Runs, 60 RBI
16 Sammy Stafura SS A+ 20 88.7 wRC+, 0.222/0.309/0.354, 12 HR, 17 SB, 74 Runs, 53 RBI
17 Dylan Palmer 2B A 21 87.6 wRC+, 0.230/0.305/0.356, 13 HR, 24 SB, 63 Runs, 55 RBI
18 Adonys Guzman C A 21 88.6 wRC+, 0.231/0.297/0.373, 16 HR, 11 SB, 63 Runs, 61 RBI
19 Brian Sanchez LF A 20 85.8 wRC+, 0.229/0.293/0.367, 13 HR, 23 SB, 69 Runs, 59 RBI
20 Ronny Simon 2B MLB 25 86.3 wRC+, 0.235/0.298/0.362, 12 HR, 23 SB, 65 Runs, 55 RBI
21 Tony Blanco Jr. DH A 20 84.9 wRC+, 0.215/0.282/0.380, 22 HR, 3 SB, 61 Runs, 68 RBI
22 Will Taylor CF A+ 22 83.8 wRC+, 0.215/0.296/0.354, 16 HR, 19 SB, 62 Runs, 60 RBI
23 Jack Brannigan SS AA 24 84.0 wRC+, 0.210/0.293/0.358, 18 HR, 11 SB, 64 Runs, 61 RBI
24 Hyun Seung Lee SS DSL 17 83.7 wRC+, 0.208/0.309/0.332, 13 HR, 22 SB, 62 Runs, 53 RBI
25 Antonio Pimentel 2B DSL 19 80.7 wRC+, 0.220/0.290/0.349, 12 HR, 24 SB, 69 Runs, 54 RBI
26 Fredderick Ovalle 2B DSL 18 79.3 wRC+, 0.215/0.295/0.335, 12 HR, 35 SB, 58 Runs, 55 RBI
27 Matt King 2B A+ 22 81.8 wRC+, 0.226/0.292/0.350, 12 HR, 20 SB, 61 Runs, 56 RBI
28 Richard Ramirez C A 19 83.3 wRC+, 0.226/0.284/0.370, 17 HR, 2 SB, 59 Runs, 64 RBI
29 Yordany De Los Santos SS A+ 20 76.8 wRC+, 0.230/0.272/0.361, 14 HR, 36 SB, 57 Runs, 60 RBI
30 Edgleen Perez C A 19 88.9 wRC+, 0.220/0.337/0.310, 7 HR, 1 SB, 61 Runs, 44 RBI

Projected organization depth!

Below are the top projected players at peak for each position at the MLB level.

C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF
Projected Starter Rafael Flores Esmerlyn Valdez Termarr Johnson Konnor Griffin Jared Triolo Bryan Reynolds Edward Florentino Tommy Pham
Projected Backup Axiel Plaz Callan Moss Nick Yorke Oneil Cruz Kendrick Herrera Alexander Canario Jack Suwinski Ivan Brethowr
Depth Joey Bart Nick Cimillo Nick Gonzales Johan De Los Santos Malcom Nunez Brian Sanchez Will Taylor Billy Cook

Starting Pitchers

Projected #1 Paul Skenes
Projected #2 Jared Jones
Projected #3 Bubba Chandler
Projected #4 Mitch Keller
Projected #5 Johan Oviedo
Depth Braxton Ashcraft
Depth Mike Burrows
Depth Carmen Mlodzinski
Depth Reinold Navarro
Depth Andrew Heaney

Relief Pitchers

Projected Closer Yohan Ramírez
Projected Setup #1 Justin Lawrence
Projected Setup #2 Colin Holderman
Next Up Kyle Nicolas
Next Up Dennis Santana
Next Up Evan Sisk
Depth Hunter Barco
Depth Dauri Moreta
Depth Burch Smith
Depth Isaac Mattson

Top prospects by tool!

Hit Power Speed
Konnor Griffin – 70 Edward Florentino – 60 Johan De Los Santos – 80
Johan De Los Santos – 55 Esmerlyn Valdez – 60 Armstrong Muhoozi – 70
Edward Florentino – 55 Konnor Griffin – 55 Wyatt Sanford – 70

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