This past weekend saw some fantastic pitching performances in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ system — most notably by Quinn Priester and Mike Burrows making their Double-A and Triple-A debuts, respectively.
It also went deeper into the system, with Carlos Jimenez pitching four innings in relief for Bradenton, striking out seven. Maybe the biggest performance over the weekend was Saturday’s double-header by Greensboro, pitching a pair of shutouts against Hudson Valley.
Game two saw Sean Sullivan throw six shutout innings to wrap up the double-header. I highlighted him that morning on how his fastball command was the driving force of his approach facing pitchers.