Pirates 2025 Top MLB Prospects Deep Dive
In our latest organizational deep dive, Mark Chiarelli and J.J. Cooper take an in-depth look at the Pirates, including a long look at top prospect Bubba Chandler and Pittsburgh’s pitching development success weighed against its struggles to develop hitters.
Top Pirates Prospects For 2025
Read Baseball America’s updated Pirates prospect rankings and scouting reports for the 2025 season.
Time Stamps
- (00:00) The pitching development is rolling, but this team could use some bats.
- (3:00) Analyzing No. 1 prospect Bubba Chandler. How quickly could he reach Pittsburgh? Where does he slot into the rotation? What has led to his prospect breakthrough?
- (11:40) Don’t forget about Thomas Harrington
- (17:00) The Pirates have a lot of former prospects who haven’t claimed full-time jobs
- (22:00) This team has a lot of second base prospects
- (24:30) Analyzing 2B prospect Termarr Johnson
- (32:20) Where does Billy Cook fit?
- (37:00) A missed opportunity to spend on a hitter?
- (42:00) Two non-top 10 prospects to watch.
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