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Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Prospect Will Not Finish the Season with a 0.00 ERA

Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Prospect Will Not Finish the Season with a 0.00 ERA

Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Hunter Barco – recently elevated to MLB Pipeline’s list of Top 100 prospects – had a stellar debut Friday night for the Triple- A Indianapolis Indians against the Columbus Clippers (Cleveland Guardians).

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Bucs Dugout / May 5

Pirates prospect update: Hunter Barco off to historic start

It’s been lights out in Altoona! At the Double-A level, there has been no better pitcher than Pirates’ prospect Hunter Barco. This season, the Pirates’ number seven ranked prospect has been off to a lights out start, setting a franchise record with the Altoona Curve for most consecutive scoreless innings with 25.2 on the year.

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