Welcome back RotoBallers to our weekly fantasy baseball prospect rankings. This was an unexpected week on several fronts with prospects. Ezequiel Duran, Braxton Garrett, Travis Swaggerty, Gabriel Moreno, and Shane Baz were all promoted to the major leagues and are currently playing there and are not on the list.Additionally, players who are playing in the minors but graduated from prospect status will also not be in the rankings.For those who are not familiar, below you will find our updated ...

Let me start by saying it's hard to be a fan of a sports franchise that is perpetually bad. I know this because I am a long-suffering Pirates fan and in my 39 years on this Earth I have only been able to enjoy a few winning seasons. I was just a young tyke when Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla led the Buccos' to the NLCS three straight seasons from 1990 to 1992. And the resurgence of the Pirates behind younger versions of Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole only lasted three seasons as Pittsburgh made...

Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) welcome Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) to discuss recent pieces of news and then play a game of Cut or Keep followed by a game of Claim or Lame. This episode has tons of quick-hitting analysis on as many players as we could possibly fit.They discuss Juan Yepez, Josh Naylor, Javier Baez, Yasmani Grandal, Travis Swaggerty, Zach Eflin, Graham Ashcraft, Luis Garcia,and many more.Be sure to also tune intoRotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel 87) - every ...

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Travis Swaggerty is making his major league debut on Tuesday, starting in center field and batting ninth against Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal. Swaggerty was brought up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday after hitting .280/.362/.439 with four home runs, 22 RBI and five stolen bases in 35 games for Indianapolis. The former first-rounder is listed by MLB Pipeline as the team's No. 13 prospect, and the left-handed hitter has plenty of raw power and a ...

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Travis Swaggerty has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday. The news was first reported on Saturday and the move was made official on Sunday, prior to the start of the Pirates game against the Diamondbacks. The former 2018 first-round pick has put together a nice season at the minor-league level, slashing .280/.362/.439 with four home runs, 22 RBI, and five steals for Triple-A Indianapolis. He isn't starting for Pittsburgh on Sunday but could make his ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates rebuilding efforts are still ongoing, but its easy to see what the teams next competitive core might look like. Pittsburgh has a host of promising prospects in the lower minors, including 2021 first-overall pick Henry Davis, as well as Liover Peguero, Quinn Priester, Nick Gonzales, and Endry Rodriguez.That group, along with players currently in or close to the Majors like KeBryan Hayes, Oneil Cruz, Roansy Contreras, Miguel Yajure, and Travis Swaggerty, has a shot to be ...

Pittsburgh Pirates first-round draft pick, outfielder Travis Swaggerty, will make his very first professional baseball start Thursday for the West Virginia Black Bears. He was the No. 10 overall pick in the MLB draft earlier this June. The young man out of South Alabama has some speed and a good arm. The power numbers steadily increased every year at the college level. Thursday will be the first step toward Swaggerty's goal to join the Pirates.