Outfielders Jason Martin and Bryan Reynolds, the prospects whom the Pirates received in the Gerrit Cole and Andrew McCutchen trades, respectively, have been invited to attend spring training with the Pirates in Bradenton, Fla., next month.
Infielders Kevin Kramer and Cole Tucker (the Pirates’ No. 6 prospect, according to Baseball America) will make their debuts among the Pirates’ 23 non-roster invitees. Kevin Newman, the heir apparent to Jordy Mercer at shortstop and the organization’s No. 5 prospect, will return to Bradenton as well.
Neither Martin nor Reynolds, both 22, is expected to crack the major-league roster this season.