When people think about pitching prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league system the first name that comes to mind is Mitch Keller. This is for good reason as Keller is one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball.
However, another pitcher that is currently at the Triple-A level with Keller is making a strong case to earn a promotion to the Major League level. This pitcher is righty J.T. Brubaker.
Brubaker started the 2018 season at Double-A Altoona where he spent all of 2017. After posting a 1.80 ERA, 2.65 FIP, 24.