In the last three years since starting to cover the Pirates farm system on a more in-depth basis, I’ve been lucky to see some great pitching performances in person from some of the system’s top prospects.
I saw Roansy Contreras strike out eight batters over six shutout innings during the 2021 season in what was his fifth outing with the organization.
Last year I saw Luis Ortiz (4 IP, ER, 6 K), Mike Burrows (4 IP, 2 H, 6 K) and Kyle Nicolas (four perfects innings, 6 K) all pitch in a four day span.