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Bubba Chandler Named Pirates Prospect With Most Improved 2024 Stock

Chandler rose to the top of the Pirates farm system

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a farm system filled with talented pitching, including top prospect Bubba Chandler.

The Pirates drafted Chandler in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft in the third round. Chandler was the Pirates’ No. 5 prospect entering 2024 and climbed to the top in the Pirates farm system. Chandler went 10-7 with a 3.08 ERA and struck out 148 batters over 119.2 innings across Double-A Altoona and Triple-A in 2024 and went 4-0 with a 1.83 ERA and 54 strikeouts in seven starts with Triple-A.

In a list of every team’s prospect who improved their stock the most in the 2024 season, MLB.com listed right-handed pitching prospect Bubba Chandler for the Pirates.

“Chandler wasn’t exactly a secret to start the 2024 season as the Pirates’ No. 5 prospect (No. 93 on the Top 100),” MLB.com writes. “But he got stronger and stronger as the 2024 season went on and looked ready to pound down the big league door with his finish in Triple-A this year.”

“He finished with an impressive 11.1 K/9 rate, 22.3 K-BB percentage and 3.37 xFIP, vaulting him into the discussion of top pitching prospects in the game and perhaps giving the Pirates confidence to trade Luis Ortiz to Cleveland this offseason.”

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In addition to climbing to the top of the Pirates farm system, Chandler rose from No.93 to No. 15 in MLB Pipeline’s rankings, the second-highest pitching prospect. Pittsburgh has space in the starting rotation after trading away Luis Ortiz, giving Chandler a clear path to the big leagues in 2025.

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