Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Pittsburgh Pirates:
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| Calvin Anderson | |
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| First Baseman | |
| Born: May 8, 1987 Kirkland, Washington |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Calvin Anderson (born May 8, 1987) is a baseball first baseman in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He is currently playing for the Bradenton Marauders, the Pirates Advance-A affiliate in the Florida State League. Anderson was drafted out of Southern University by the Pirates in the 12th round, 354th overall pick, in the 2008 MLB Draft. Afterwards he was signed to a minor league contract by the Pirates. He began his professional career with the Pirates' short-season A affiliate in 2008, the State College Spikes, before advancing to the team's low-A club, the West Virginia Power in 2009. In 2009, Anderson won the South Atlantic League All-Star Home Run Derby held in Charleston, West Virginia. In 2010, he was assigned to the Marauders.
Calvin is the son of Fred Anderson, a former defensive lineman with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.
| Victor Black | |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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| Born: May 23, 1988 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
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Victor Black[1] (born May 23, 1988) is a minor league baseball player who was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round (49th overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. He pitches for the State College Spikes in the short-season Class A New York-Penn League.
Black is a right-handed pitcher, weighs 205 lbs, and is 6 ft 4 in. He attended Dallas Baptist University and is the highest drafted player in the University's history. During his last season at Dallas Baptist, Black went 6-4 with a 4.16 ERA and 99 strikeouts in 88⅔ innings. [2] He made his professional debut for the State College Spikes on June 30 2009.[3]
| Brad Chalk | |
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Chalk as a member of the Class AA San Antonio Missions in 2008. |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: January 20, 1986 Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
Bradley W. Chalk (born January 20, 1986)[4] is an American baseball player for the Altoona Curve, Double-A Eastern League affiliates of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Chalk attended Riverside High School[5] and played for Clemson as a freshman, sophomore, and junior,[6] then entered the MLB draft. He was selected in the 2nd round by the San Diego Padres[4] and signed for a bonus of $300,000. In preparation for the jump to Double-A, in the off-season, Chalk bulked up to 190 lbs. from his weight last season of 180 lbs.
On December 9, 2010, Chalk was claimed by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the San Diego Padres in the AAA portion of the Rule 5 draft.[7]
While at Clemson, he majored in sport management.[6]
| Andrew Lambo | |
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| Outfield | |
| Born: August 11, 1988 Beverly Hills, California |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
Andrew Lambo (born August 11, 1988 in Beverly Hills, California) is a baseball prospect with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Lambo was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 2007 MLB Draft out of Newbury Park High School. He played for the Gulf Coast Dodgers in 2007 and the Great Lakes Loons and Jacksonville Suns in 2007. He was selected as Midwest League All-Star Outfielder in 2008 while with the Loons.
In 2009 & 2010 he was assigned to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, BaseballAmerica.com rated him as the organization's top rated prospect of 2009[8] He was selected represent the Lookouts at the 2009 Southern League mid-season All-Star game.
On May 1, 2010, Lambo was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball for testing positive for a banned substance, quantified as a "drug of abuse." [9]
On July 31, 2010 he was traded (along with Pitcher James McDonald) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for reliever Octavio Dotel.[10]
| Quincy Latimore | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: February 3, 1989 Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Frederick Quincy Latimore (born February 3, 1989) is a baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He plays for the Altoona Curve, the Pirates' Double A affiliate in the Eastern League. Latimore was drafted by the Pirates in the 4th round of the 2007 amateur Draft.
In 2009, Latimore drove in 70 runs in 118 games with the low-A West Virginia Power. In 2010, he hit 19 homeruns playing for Pirates High-A club, the Bradenton Marauders, in 518 at-bats. That ranked him second among those players playing in the Pirates' farm teams, falling only behind Brandon Moss, who had 22 homeruns.
Latimore has raised some concerns from the media for his high strikeout rate. In April 2011, he was ranked at No. 21 on Baseball America's ranking of the Pirates' minor league players.[11]
| Aaron Pribanic | |
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| Born: September 1, 1986 Fairfax, Virginia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Aaron Pribanic (born September 1, 1986) is a baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He is currently playing for the Pirates' Double-A affiliate, the Altoona Curve. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round, 98th overall pick, of the 2008 draft. On July 29, 2009, he was acquired by the Pirates from the Mariners; along with Jeff Clement, Ronny Cedeno, Brett Lorin, and Nathan Adcock; in exchange for Jack Wilson, Ian Snell, and cash considerations.
Prior to his professional career, Pribanic played while attending college at Hutchinson Community College and the University of Nebraska. He is also the grandson of former-New York Yankee, Jim Coates. Pribanic stated in 2011, that he picked up his passion for the baseball from his grandfather.[12]
| Tony Sanchez | |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 55 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: May 20, 1988 Miami, Florida |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Tony Sanchez (born May 20, 1988 in Miami, Florida) is a minor league catcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization. Sanchez was the fourth overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.[13]
Sanchez was a three-time All-Dade County selection at Killian High School in Miami. He was team captain in 2005 and 2006, and led his team in every offensive category in 2006. Killian advanced to the Florida state finals in 2005.
Sanchez has established himself as one of the most prolific hitters in Boston College Eagles baseball history. He ranks fifth all-time in home runs with 24 and runs batted in with 124, sixth in hits with 202 and eighth in runs with 125. In 2009, Sanchez ranked eighth in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in runs (63), ninth in home runs (14), tenth in doubles (19) and slugging percentage (.614), twelfth in total bases (140), 16th in batting (.346) and 17th in hits (79) and on-base percentage (.443). He has also thrown out the most runners in the conference this season, catching opponents stealing 19 times. His 63 runs this season are a Boston College single-season record breaking the previous record of 60 runs held by Steve Langone and Sean McGowan which has held since 1999. His 14 home runs are the third-most in a single season and his 79 hits are fourth.
Sanchez is one of three finalists for the 2009 Johnny Bench Award, presented to the nation's top collegiate catcher as well as being named to the 2009 Louisville Slugger All-America Third Team and tabbed as one of 30 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award, presented to the nation's premier amateur baseball player. He was also the first player from Boston College to be voted to the All-ACC First Team.
Sanchez was selected 4th overall in the 2009 MLB draft. He is just the third catcher out of Boston College to be selected in the MLB Draft, and is the highest draft pick in Boston College history. Previously, Chris Lambert was the highest, taken 19th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004. He was the first catcher taken in the 2009 draft and the second player to sign (behind Drew Storen with the Washington Nationals).
Sanchez made his professional debut for the Short-Season A State College Spikes on June 20, 2009.[14] He played in four games for the Spikes before being promoted to the Single A, West Virginia Power. On March 8, 2010, Sanchez was the Opening Day starting catcher for the Bradenton Marauders, the Pirates High-Single A team, during their inaugural game.[15]
| Hunter Strickland | |
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| Born: September 24, 1988 Thomaston, Georgia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Hunter D. Strickland (born September 24, 1988) is a baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He is currently playing for the Bradenton Marauders, the Pirates Advance-A affiliate in the Florida State League. On June 8, 2007, Strickland was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 18th round, 564th overall pick, of the 2007 MLB Draft. On July 22, 2009, he was acquired by the Pirates, along with Argenis Diaz, via a trade with the Red Sox in exchange for Adam LaRoche.
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