# Pittsburgh Pirates minor league players

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

## Players
### 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. In 16 games (14 starts) split between Altoona and Indianapolis, Ashcraft compiled an aggregate 3-2 record and 2.84 ERA with 77 strikeouts across 73 innings of work.
Ashcraft was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the 2025 season.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### 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.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### 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.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### 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.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### J.C. Flowers

John Carson 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.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### 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.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### 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.
* Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
* 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.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Randy Labaut

Randy Labaut (born October 1, 1996) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Labaut was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 35th round, with the 1,060th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the rookie–level Arizona League Indians, recording a 1.74 ERA in 11 games. Labaut did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He returned to action in 2021 with the Single–A Lynchburg Hillcats, posting a 3.09 ERA with 58 strikeouts across 22 appearances. Labaut split the 2022 campaign between the High–A Lake County Captains and Double–A Akron RubberDucks. In 38 relief outings split between the two affiliates, he accumulated an 11–2 record and 3.33 ERA with 89 strikeouts across 70+1⁄3 innings pitched.
Labaut split the 2023 season between Akron and the Triple–A Columbus Clippers, compiling a 3.70 ERA with 51 strikeouts and 2 saves across 33 total appearances. He returned to Columbus in 2024, making 36 appearances and registering a 3–6 record and 4.57 ERA with 62 strikeouts over 61 innings of work.
On December 11, 2024, Labaut was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### 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.
* Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

### 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.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Carlson Reed

Carlson Timothy Reed (born November 27, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Reed attended Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia and played college baseball at the University of West Virginia. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. He was converted into a starting pitcher by the Pirates after pitching out of the bullpen at West Virginia.
Reed made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Pirates. He started 2024 with the Bradenton Marauders and was promoted to the Greensboro Grasshoppers during the season.
* Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
* West Virginia Mountaineers bio

### 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.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### 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 miles per hour (156 km/h) 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.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)