Another Pirate Top Prospect List

Last Updated 4 April 1996

On Sunday, 4 February 1996, Steve Alvin (salvin@heartland.bradley.edu) posted the following to the Pirate e-mail list.

"I bought the magazine Spring Training Baseball Yearbook over the weekend. I can't say anything much about the writers, they aren't listed, but they do have a list of the top 100 prospects in baseball. Five future Pirates made their list. Here they are with the magazine's comments:

#23 Chad Hermansen: Though he may not reach the majors as a shortstop, his instincts and steady hands may overcome his limited range. As a hitting prospect, especially for power, no minor-league shortstop rates as highly as the Pirates first pick in the `95 draft.

#25 Trey Beamon: After winning the Southern League batting crown in `94 (.323), Beamon's torrid `95 PCL season establishes him as a good bet for some 21st century batting crowns. His OBA and Slug % have increased each step as he's moved from A to AA to AAA.

#29 Jason Kendall: Fred Kendall was a .234 hitter, but his son Jason was the Southern League's 2nd leading batter in `95, as well as a superb receiver. Kendall was drafted in the 1st round in `92, advanced steadily since and is ready to take over the Pirates catching duties in `96.

#44 Jose Guillen: Guillen, a 19 year old Dominican with 2 years of rookie ball, should get a full season at Class-A in `95. He combines tremendous outfield arm with power at the plate; he led the NY-Penn League in HR's and had a .527 slug%

#95 Jimmy Anderson: Anderson would have gone higher than the 9th round in the `94 draft, but clubs feared he was headed to the U of Miami. Instead, the Pirates got one of their top prospects, a slider/fastball pitcher who overmatched Sally League hitters in 1995.

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