MLB Pipeline has unveiled its updated Top 100 prospects list. Five Pittsburgh Pirates players crack the rankings, including one as the most decorated pitcher in Minor League Baseball.
Right-handed pitcher Bubba Chandler is the No. 2 prospect in baseball and the top pitching prospect in the sport. Chandler, 22, owns a 1.91 ERA, .168 opponent average, and 1.00 WHIP in eight starts at Triple-A Indianapolis. He’s struck out 49 hitters through 33 innings.
Chandler’s 97-99 mph fastball grades as a 70 on a 20-80 scale, paired with a 60-grade slider. The 6-foot-3 righty totaled a 3.