Here\u2019s a look at what everyone is doing in the Pirates Minor League circuit.<\/p>\n
Indianapolis (47-25)\u00a01st in International League West<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 In addition to having the best record in the International League, Indianapolis leads the league in ERA (3.32), shutouts (seven) and saves (26)\u2026The team is also tied for the fewest home runs allowed (48) in the league\u2026Three pitchers rank in the top 10 in the league in ERA (Gerrit Cole \u2013 5th, 2.91, Andy Oliver \u2013 7th, 3.04 and Kris Johnson \u2013 10th, 3.07)\u2026Andy Oliver ranks second in the league in strikeouts (79) and batting average against (.202)\u2026Tony Sanchez ranks fifth in the league in slugging percentage (.566)\u2026 Sanchez has hit safely in six straight and nine of his last 10 games\u2026Felix Pie is second in the league in stolen bases (26)\u2026Matt Hague is fifth in the league in hits (78).<\/p>\n Altoona (31-37) 6th\/6GB in Eastern League Western<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Curve have won six straight and are 10-3 in the month of June\u2026Jameson Taillon ranks sixth in the Eastern League in ERA (2.89), tied for second in strikeouts (77) and has allowed two earned runs or less in nine of his 13 starts\u2026Casey Sadler ranks ninth in the league in ERA (3.08)\u2026Nick Kingham struck out seven batters in 5.2 scoreless innings in his Double-A debut on Saturday and ranks second among Pirates farmhands in that cat- egory (82)\u2026Jarek Cunningham is tied for second in the league in home runs (13) behind Andrew Lambo (14)\u2026Lambo ranks second among all Pirates farmhands in home runs (16)\u2026Gregory Polanco is 5-for-15 (.333) in four games since being promoted from Bradenton and leads all Pirates minor leaguers in stolen bases (27).<\/p>\n Bradenton (26-41) Finished 6th\/19.5 GB\u00a0in Florida State League South 1st Half\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Alen Hanson is 10-for-20 in his last five games\u2026He was also named the MVP of the Florida State League All-Star Game on Saturday\u2026Taylor Lewis is tied for the league lead in triples\u2026McKechnie Field in Bradenton has been selected to host the 2014 Florida State League All-Star Game.<\/p>\n West Virginia (37-33) Finished 3rd\/2.5 GB in South Atlantic League Southern 1st Half\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Power will return to action tomorrow\u2026Dilson Herrera, Stetson Allie and Walker Gourley each had a hit in last night\u2019s South Atlantic League All-Star Game\u2026Orlando Castro entered the All-Star break ranked third in the league in ERA (1.93) and WHIP (0.95)\u2026Tyler Glasnow ranks fourth in the league in strikeouts (85) and second in batting average against (.143)\u2026Stetson Allie is third in the league in home runs (17) and total bases (148), fourth in slugging (.607) and OBP (.414) and tied for first in RBI (61); his 61 RBI ranks tied for fourth in all of minor league baseball. He has been promoted to High-A Bradenton as of today.<\/p>\n Jamestown (2-0) 1st in New York Penn League Pinckney<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Jammers have posted back-to-back shutouts in their first two games as a Pirates affiliate\u2026James- town wraps up its first road trip of the season tonight before playing its Home Opener tomorrow against Williamsport.<\/p>\n GCL Pirates<\/strong> \u2013 The GCL Pirates will begin defense of their 2012 league title on Friday against the GCL Yankees.<\/p>\n DSL Pirates<\/strong> \u2013 The DSL Pirates 1 team has posted a 6-9 record\u2026The DSL Pirates 2 team has gone 7-7 so far this season. Carlos Munoz ranks fifth in the league in batting average (.386)\u2026Yunelky Adames is tied for second in the league in home runs (four).<\/p>\n Pittsburgh\u2019s seven affiliates currently in action have combined for a 156-152 record (.506 winning percentage).<\/p>\n (Photo Credit: Sam Santilli)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here\u2019s a look at what everyone is doing in the Pirates Minor League circuit. Indianapolis (47-25)\u00a01st in International League West\u00a0\u2013 In addition to having the best record in the International League, Indianapolis leads the league in ERA (3.32), shutouts (seven) and saves (26)\u2026The team is also tied for the fewest home runs allowed (48) in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1222,1217,1917,520,377,1916],"class_list":["post-15494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-professional","tag-altoona-curve","tag-bradenton-marauders","tag-indianapolis-indians","tag-mlb","tag-pittsburgh-pirates","tag-west-virginia-power"],"yoast_head":"\n