The Pirates announced spring-training invitations to Will Craig, Ke’Bryan Hayes and Bryan Reynolds, among others, on Saturday.
Craig, a first-round pick in 2016, was Class AA Altoona’s MVP this year. He also made the Arizona Fall League’s all-AFL team after hitting .304 with six homers.
Hayes, a 2015 supplemental first-rounder, played in the Futures Game this year. He hit .293/.375/.444 in Altoona last season.
Reynolds joined the Pirates in the Andrew McCutchen trade. After recovering from hamate surgery, he hit .302/.381/.438 at Altoona with seven home runs.
Also invited was Blake Weiman, who had quite the 2018 season. He struck out 77 in 67 innings and moved from low-A to Altoona. The former eighth-rounder also played in the fall league.
Tyler Eppler, Elvis Escobar, Geoff Hartlieb, Alex McRae, Eduardo Vera, Brandon Waddell, Jason Delay, Christian Kelley and Arden Pabst also received invites.
First Published: January 5, 2019, 5:48 p.m.
