The minor league season is now more than a month old, and several of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospects are still struggling at the minor leagues’ two highest levels – Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis.
But one highly regarded asset has been promoted in the past few days, as catcher Henry Davis – ranted as the Pirates’ No. 2 prospect by MLB Pipeline — made the jump from High-A Greensboro to Altoona. And another — No. 5 prospect Roansy Contreras – figures to be heading back to Pittsburgh from Indianapolis before too much longer.
Davis’ promotion, announced Sunday, was earned on the basis of a 1.