Pittsburgh Pirates minor league players

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

Contents 1 Players 1.1 Calvin Anderson 1.2 Victor Black 1.3 Brad Chalk 1.4 Andrew Lambo 1.5 Quincy Latimore 1.6 Aaron Pribanic 1.7 Tony Sanchez 1.8 Hunter Strickland 2 Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters 2.1 Triple-A 2.2 Double-A 2.3 Class A-Advanced 2.4 Class A 2.5 Short A 2.6 Rookie 3 References

Players

Calvin Anderson

Calvin Anderson
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. -
First Baseman
Born: May 8, 1987 (1987-05-08) (age 24) Kirkland, Washington
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.

• Pirates Prospects bio
• Baseball Reference stats

Victor Black

Victor Black
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitcher
Born: May 23, 1988 (1988-05-23) (age 23)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Teams
State College Spikes (2009)

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]

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Brad Chalk

Brad Chalk
Chalk as a member of the Class AA San Antonio Missions in 2008.
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. --
Outfielder
Born: January 20, 1986 (1986-01-20) (age 26) Spartanburg, South Carolina
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

Andrew Lambo
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. --
Outfield
Born: August 11, 1988 (1988-08-11) (age 23) Beverly Hills, California
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]

• Baseball Cube stats

Quincy Latimore

Quincy Latimore
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. --
Outfielder
Born: February 3, 1989 (1989-02-03) (age 23) Raleigh, North Carolina
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]

• Baseball Reference bio

Aaron Pribanic

Aaron Pribanic
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. -
Pitcher
Born: September 1, 1986 (1986-09-01) (age 25) Fairfax, Virginia
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]

• Pirates Prospects bio
• Nebraska Cornhuskers bio

Tony Sanchez

Tony Sanchez
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 55
Catcher
Born: May 20, 1988 (1988-05-20) (age 23) Miami, Florida
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]

High school

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.

College career

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.

2009 MLB draft

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).

Professional career

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

Hunter Strickland
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. -
Pitcher
Born: September 24, 1988 (1988-09-24) (age 23) Thomaston, Georgia
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.

• Pirates Prospects bio
• Baseball Reference bio

Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters

Triple-A

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 49 José Ascanio 43 Michael Crotta 48 Nelson Figueroa 36 Sean Gallagher 22 Aaron Heilman 50 Jared Hughes 32 Steven Jackson 35 Dan Meyer 14 Daniel Moskos * 39 Garrett Olson 48 Rudy Owens 61 Jeff Locke 41 Justin Thomas 34 Aaron Thompson *  6 Donnie Veal 45 Justin Wilson -- Tyler Yates		Catchers 15 Dusty Brown 16 Eric Fryer * 44 Wyatt Toregas Infielders 19 Pedro Alvarez * 12 Brian Bocock  3 Pedro Ciriaco * 43 Jeff Clement 28 Miles Durham 24 Brian Friday 26 Matt Hague 25 Andy Marté  5 Jordy Mercer Outfielders 13 Gorkys Hernandez *  2 Corey Wimberly		Manager 27 Dean Treanor Coaches 10 Jeff Branson (hitting) 46 Tom Filer (pitching) 7-day disabled list * On Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated September 2, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Double-A

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 32 Tim Alderson 15 Anthony Claggett 43 Michael Colla 34 Michael Dubee 35 Phillip Irwin 41 Noah Krol 24 Kyle McPherson * 36 Matt McSwain 19 Bryan Morris * 39 Aaron Pribanic		Catchers 26 Tony Sanchez 28 Travis Scott 17 Kris Watts Infielders -- Gerardo Alvarez  3 Matt Curry 13 Jeremy Farrell 12 Brock Holt 23 Greg Picart 30 Yunesky Sanchez Outfielders 10 Brad Chalk 25 Andrew Lambo 22 Quincy Latimore  6 Starling Marte 37 Anthony Norman  5 Josh Rodriguez		Manager  7 P. J. Forbes Coaches -- Jeff Johnson (pitching) -- Ryan Long (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated December 1, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Class A-Advanced

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 12 Nathan Baker 22 Ryan Beckman 35 Victor Black 36 Tyler Cox 48 Brandon Cumpton 16 Jason Erickson 17 Zachary Foster 19 Jeffrey Inman 51 Brian Leach 64 Brett Lorin -- Miguel Mendez 14 Quinton Miller 54 Diego Moreno 44 Jhonathan Ramos -- Hunter Strickland 41 Tyler Waldron		Catchers 38 Ramon Cabrera 50 Jairo Marquez 24 Carlos Paulino 28 Milver Reyes Infielders  6 Kelson Brown 52 Jarek Cunningham  7 Benji Gonzalez  5 Elevys Gonzalez Outfielders 45 Calvin Anderson 53 Evan Chambers  3 Robbie Grossman 15 David Rubinstein 10 Adalberto Santos 35 Cole White		Manager 13 Carlos García Coaches -- Kory DeHaan (hitting) 31 Mike Steele (pitching) 7-day disabled list * On Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated December 1, 2011 → More rosters

Class A

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 37 Victor Black 52 Colton Cain 31 Kevin Decker -- Zack Dodson 32 Justin Ennis 12 Zachary Fuesser -- Brandon Holden -- Brent Klinger 34 Porfirio Lopez 38 Eliecer Navarro 48 Brooks Pounders 36 Casey Sadler 39 Trent Stevenson 46 Jameson Taillon 47 Jason Townsend 43 Zack Von Rosenberg 25 Tyler Waldron		Catchers 30 Elias Diaz 49 Kawika Emsley-Pai Infielders 15 Eric Avila  7 Justin Howard 18 Chase Lyles 23 Andrew Maggi  5 Kevin Mort -- Gift Ngoepe Outfielders 22 Dan Grovatt 35 Rogelio Noris 24 Mel Rojas  2 Andy Vasquez 17 Cole White		Manager -- Rick Sofield Coaches -- William Glen (pitching) -- Edgar Varela (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated December 1, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Short A

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 48 Stetson Allie 19 Cliff Archibald 37 Matt Benedict 38 Jesus Brito 35 Fraylin Campos 54 Jordan Cooper 47 Emmanuel De Leon 27 Mitchell Fienemann 55 Ryan Hafner 56 Michael Jefferson 31 Nicholas Kingham 43 Kevin Kleis 53 Joan Montero 24 Vince Payne 29 Josh Poytress 14 Joely Rodriguez 10 Rinku Singh		Catchers 23 Samuel Gonzalez 34 Matthew Skirving 13 Derek Trent Infielders 50 Jorge Bishop  7 Walker Gourley 32 Chris Lashmet  5 Brian Sharp  3 Kirk Singer Outfielders 22 Justin Bencsko 45 Wes Freeman 12 Alex Fuselier 25 Taylor Lewis 41 Carlos Mesa 39 Billy Nowlin		Manager 18 Kimera Bartee Coaches 44 Justin Meccage (pitching)  2 Austin McClune (coach)  6 Edgar Varela (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated July 10, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Rookie

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers -- Luis Heredia 31 Sheng-Cin Hong -- Wilson Lee -- Jackson Lodge -- Cesar Lopez -- Dovydas Neverauskas 59 Barrett Phillips 55 Bryton Trepagnier		Catchers 22 Dylan Child 27 Joey Schoenfeld Infielders 54 Jorge Bishop 25 Jared Lakind 34 Luis Solano Outfielders  7 Ping-Hung Chi 28 Gregory Polanco  5 Junior Sosa		Manager 14 Tom Prince Coaches 19 Miguel Bonilla (pitching) 48 Woody Huyke (coach) 24 Mike Lum (coach) 7-day disabled list * On Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated June 13, 2011 → More rosters

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