Pittsburgh Pirates minor league players

Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Pittsburgh Pirates:

Braxton Ashcraft
Braxton Ashcraft (born October 5, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Ashcraft attended Robinson High School in Robinson, Texas. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Pirates, and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Pirates.

Ashcraft played 2019 with the West Virginia Black Bears. He did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Greensboro Grasshoppers before undergoing Tommy John surgery, which caused him to miss the 2022 season. Ashcraft returned from the injury in 2023 to play for Bradenton Marauders, Greensboro and Altoona Curve.

On November 14, 2023, the Pirates added Ashcraft to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians to begin the 2024 season.

Carter Bins
Carter Bins (born October 7, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Bins attended Angelo Rodriguez High School in Fairfield, California. He hit .313/.427/.447 with 9 RBIs in 67 at-bats in his senior year. He was First-Team All Monticello Empire League honors and was twice named Defensive Player of the Year.

Bins was drafted in the 35th round of the 2016 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies but chose to attend California State University, Fresno. Bins started at catcher for the Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team for his three years there, earning Academic All-Mountain West honors each year. In his career at Fresno State, Bins hit .289/.383/.465 with 19 home runs and 96 RBI in 679 plate appearances. Bins was regarded as an excellent defensive catcher in college and was considered among the best in the 2019 draft. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 11th round of the 2019 MLB draft. Bins signed with the Mariners for a $325,000 signing bonus

Bins debuted in the minors with the Everett AquaSox, then of the Class A Short Season Northwest League. He played 50 games for the AquaSox, hitting .208/.391/.357 with 7 home runs and 26 RBI.

On July 28, 2021, Bins was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates along with Joaquin Tejada in exchange for Tyler Anderson.


 * Fresno State Bulldogs bio

Jase Bowen
Jase Callaway Bowen (born September 2, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Bowen attended Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Pirates rather than play college baseball and college football at Michigan State University. He made his professional debut that year with the Gulf Coast Pirates.

Bowen did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Bradenton Marauders and played 2022 with Bradenton and the Greensboro Grasshoppers. After the season, Bowen played in the Australian Baseball League for the Sydney Blue Sox. He started 2023 with Greensboro before being promoted to the Altoona Curve.

Jack Brannigan
Jack Thomas Brannigan (born March 11, 2001) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Brannigan attended Marist High School in Chicago, Illinois and played college baseball at the University of Notre Dame. He was a two-way player at Notre Dame, appearing in games as an infielder and relief pitcher. In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Brannigan was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Pirates, and spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Pirates and Bradenton Marauders. Brannigan played 2023 with Bradenton and the Greensboro Grasshoppers. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.

Mike Burrows
Michael Thomas Burrows (born November 8, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Burrows attended Waterford High School in Waterford, Connecticut. As a senior in 2018, he went 6–0 with a 0.38 ERA and 98 strikeouts over 44 innings. After the season, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $500,000, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball for the UConn Huskies baseball team.

Burrows made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Pirates, pitching 14 innings and not giving up an earned run. He played the 2019 season with the West Virginia Black Bears of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League with whom he started 11 games and went 2–3 with a 4.33 ERA over $43 2⁄3$ innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Burrows spent the 2021 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A East, although he missed time due to injury. Over 13 starts, he went 2–2 with a 2.20 ERA, 66 strikeouts, and twenty walks over 49 innings. After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Surprise Saguaros. He was assigned to the Altoona Curve of the Double-A Eastern League to begin the 2022 season. In mid-June, he was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League. He was selected to represent the Pirates alongside Henry Davis at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game. Over 24 games (22 starts) between Altoona and Indianapolis, he went 5–6 with a 4.01 ERA and 111 strikeouts over $94 1⁄3$ innings.

On November 15, 2022, the Pirates selected Burrow's contract and added him to the 40-man roster. Burrows was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the 2023 season. He made 2 starts for the club before suffering an injury to his ulnar collateral ligament. On April 26, 2023, Burrows underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his season.

Burrows was optioned to Triple–A Indianapolis to begin the 2024 season.

Brad Case
Brad Case (born September 13, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Case played college baseball at Rollins from 2016 to 2018.

Case was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 18th round of the 2018 MLB draft.

In July 2023, Case switched to a sidearm delivery.

Drake Fellows
Drake Robert Fellows (born March 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Fellows attended Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet, Illinois and Vanderbilt University, where he played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the sixth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He did not play in 2019 after being diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.

On January 19, 2021, Fellows was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three team trade that also sent David Bednar, Omar Cruz, Hudson Head and Endy Rodríguez to the Pirates, Joe Musgrove to the Padres and Joey Lucchesi to the New York Mets. He made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Pirates and the Bradenton Marauders, but pitched only $11 2⁄3$ innings due to an elbow injury.

He missed the 2022 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

J.C. Flowers
J.C. Flowers (born May 19, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Flowers played college baseball at Florida State from 2017 to 2019.

Flowers was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 2019 MLB draft.

Matt Fraizer
Matthew Teran Fraizer (born January 12, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Fraizer attended Clovis North High School in Clovis, California. He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 38th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of Arizona. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2019 MLB draft and signed.

Fraizer made his professional debut with the West Virginia Black Bears, batting .221 over 43 games. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He started 2021 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers before being promoted to the Altoona Curve. Over 112 games between the two teams, he slashed .306/.388/.552 with 23 home runs, 68 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases.

Matt Gorski
Matthew Gorski (born December 22, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He played college baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Gorski grew up in Fishers, Indiana and attended Hamilton Southeastern High School.

Gorski played college baseball at Indiana for three seasons. As a freshman, he batted .288 with four home runs. After the season, Gorski played collegiate summer baseball for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. Gorski was named first team All-Big Ten Conference as a sophomore after he hit for .356 average with eight home runs and a team-high 79 hits. He played for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the following summer of 2018. Gorski batted .271 with 12 home runs and was named second team All-Big Ten in his junior season.

Gorski was selected in the second round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. After signing with the team he was assigned to the West Virginia Black Bears of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League. Gorski spent the 2021 season with the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers and batted .223 with 17 home runs and 56 RBIs. Gorski began the 2022 season with Greensboro. In late May, he was promoted to the Altoona Curve. In late June, he suffered a quadriceps injury and was placed on the 60-day injured list.


 * Indiana Hoosiers bio

Hudson Head
John Hudson Head (born April 8, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Head attended Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas. As a senior in 2019, he batted .615 with 14 home runs. He committed to play college baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners. He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the third round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Padres for a $3 million signing bonus, a record for a player taken in the third round.

Head made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres, batting .283 with one home run and seven doubles over 32 games. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On January 19, 2021, Head was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a three team trade that also sent David Bednar, Omar Cruz, Drake Fellows and Endy Rodriguez to the Pirates, Joe Musgrove to the Padres and Joey Lucchesi to the New York Mets. He spent the 2021 season with the Bradenton Marauders of the Low-A Southeast, slashing .213/.362/.394 with 15 home runs, fifty RBIs, and 16 doubles over 101 games.

Jose Maldonado
Jose Luis Maldonado (born January 17, 1999) is a Dominican Republic professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Maldonado was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2017.

Brennan Malone
Brennan Russell Malone (born September 8, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Malone attended Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail, North Carolina before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his senior year. At IMG, he was recorded throwing as high as 97 miles per hour. He committed to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina.

Malone was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, making him one of only three high school pitchers selected in the first round of the 2019 draft. He signed for $2.2 million. After signing, he was assigned to the Arizona League Diamondbacks, going 1–2 with a 5.14 ERA over seven innings. He also pitched in one game for the Hillsboro Hops at the end of the year.

On January 27, 2020, the Diamondbacks traded Malone and Liover Peguero to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Starling Marte and cash considerations. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He missed a majority of the 2021 season due to a lat injury, and pitched only 14 innings for the year.

Charles McAdoo
Charles Alexander McAdoo (born March 6, 2002) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

McAdoo attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California and played college baseball at the San Jose State University. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 13th round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

McAdoo signed with the Pirate, and made his professional debut with the Bradenton Marauders. He started 2024 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.

Cristofer Melendez
Cristofer Melendez (born September 16, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

In July 2014, Melendez signed with the Houston Astros. In 2018, he signed with the Chicago White Sox. In December 2018, Melendez was selected by the San Diego Padres in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft; he was then traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Malcom Núñez
Malcom Yaniel Núñez (born March 9, 2001) is a Cuban professional baseball first baseman and third baseman in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Núñez signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in July 2018. He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals. He played 2019 with the Johnson City Cardinals and Peoria Chiefs.

Núñez did not play for a team in 2020, due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for Peoria and Springfield Cardinals and started 2022 with Springfield.

On August 1, 2022, Núñez and Johan Oviedo were traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for José Quintana and Chris Stratton. He was assigned to the Altoona Curve.

Jun-Seok Shim
Jun-Seok Shim (born April 9, 2004) is a Korean baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Shim attended Duksoo High School in Seoul, South Korea. In 2020, he went 4–1 with a 1.42 ERA and 32 strikeouts over 19 innings pitched. Shim suffered a elbow injury that hampered his 2021 season. He struggled with a back injury in 2022 and pitched $20 2/3$ innings over 12 appearances, posting a 5.14 ERA with 40 strikeouts and 22 walks. Shim did not apply for the 2022 Korea Baseball Organization Draft and hired agent Scott Boras to focus on being signed by a Major League Baseball (MLB) team as an international free agent.

Shim was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates on January 26, 2023, and received a $750,000 signing bonus. He began the 2023 season in extended spring training. Shim was later assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Pirates.

Sammy Siani
Samuel James Siani (born December 14, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Siani attended William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2019, his senior year, he hit .457 with 25 RBIs and 16 stolen bases. Siani was named the 2019 Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year by Perfect Game. He committed to play college baseball at Duke University.

Siani was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 37th overall pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $2.15 million and was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Pirates. Over 39 games, he batted .241 with three doubles, nine RBIs, and five stolen bases. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Bradenton Marauders of the Low-A Southeast. In mid-July, he was placed on the injured list, and returned in early September. Over 62 games with Bradenton, Siani slashed .215/.376/.390 with eight home runs and 35 RBIs.

Siani was assigned to the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A South Atlantic League for the 2022 season. Over 82 games, he batted .201 with seven home runs, 28 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases. He returned to Greensboro for the 2023 season and hit .231 with nine home runs, 48 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases over 99 games.

Siani's older brother, Mike, plays in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals.



Eddy Yean
Eddy Yean (born July 25, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

The Nationals signed Yean as an international amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic in July 2017, giving him a $100,000 signing bonus. After beginning his professional career in the Dominican Summer League in 2018, Yean advanced to Class A Short Season ball in 2019, pitching for the Auburn Doubledays. In 2020, MLB Pipeline rated Yean as the Nationals' sixth-best prospect overall and forecast that he would continue rising as a prospect.

Yean pitches right-handed, releasing the ball from a three-quarters arm slot. He employs a two-seam fastball up to 97 mph as his primary pitch. He also throws a slider and a changeup.

On December 24, 2020, Yean along with Wil Crowe were traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Josh Bell.