Career highlights, 2010 stats and career totals for the 24 players on the Curve's opening-day roster:
STARTING POSITION PLAYERS
Tony Sanchez, C
Career highlights: Third pro season; had impressive first half at Bradenton in 2010 but missed second half after getting hit in face by pitch and breaking left jaw; Florida State League midseason All-Star last season; Pirates' No. 2 prospect, highest ranking of any player on team; No. 4 overall pick in 2009 draft
Year.....Team.....Avg......G.....AB.....H.....HR.....RBI
2010.....Bradenton......314.....59.....207.....65.....4.....35
Minor League Totals...........312.....107.....385.....120.....11.....83
Miles Durham, 1B
Career highlights: Sixth pro season; had three game-winning hits in extra innings during three-week span for Curve in 2010, including walk-off HR to win 19-inning game Aug. 13; South Atlantic League midseason All-Star in 2008; Carolina League midseason All-Star in 2009
Year.....Team.....Avg......G.....AB.....H.....HR.....RBI
2010.....Altoona......259.....136.....483.....125.....10.....69
Minor League Totals...........269.....494.....1805.....486.....43.....251
Brock Holt, 2B
Career highlights: Third pro season; limited to 47 games last season after tearing meniscus in his knee; got off to great start for Bradenton, hitting .383 in April and had an 18-game hitting streak in May; named to Florida State midseason All-Star team; third in New York-Penn League in hits in 2009
Year.....Team.....Avg......G.....AB.....H.....HR.....RBI
2010.....Bradenton......351.....47.....194.....68.....1.....27
Minor League Totals...........321.....113.....448.....144.....7.....60
Jordy Mercer, SS
Career highlights: Fourth pro season; hit career-best .282 in 2010, coming on strong after being at .235 in early June; hit just three HRs in regular season but had that many in Eastern League playoffs; second in Pirates' system with 83 RBIs in 2009 and led Carolina League in doubles (36)
Year.....Team.....Avg......G.....AB.....H.....HR.....RBI
2010.....Altoona......282.....126.....485.....137.....3.....65
Minor League Totals...........265.....313.....1214.....322.....18.....168
Jeremy Farrell, 3B
Career highlights: Fourth pro season; hit two HRs with seven RBIs in Bradenton's first game ever in 2010; had three HRs and 12 RBIs in first three games; missed nearly two months last season with knee injury and final two weeks with thumb injury; son of Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell
Year.....Team.....Avg......G.....AB.....H.....HR.....RBI
2010.....GCL Pirates......357.....4.....14.....5.....1.....2
2010.....Bradenton......298.....75.....275.....82.....9.....43
Minor League Totals...........279.....204.....761.....212.....16.....107
Quincy Latimore, LF
Career highlights: Fifth pro season; led Florida State league with 100 RBIs in 2010; was midseason and postseason All-Star; hit first HR in Bradenton history; had more HRs in 2010 than first three years combined (19 to 17); hit .313 with five HRs and 25 RBIs in 31 games in winter ball in Australia
Year.....Team.....Avg......G.....AB.....H.....HR.....RBI
2010.....Bradenton......266.....134.....518.....138.....19.....100
Minor League Totals...........256.....356.....1389.....356.....36.....207
Starling Marte, CF
Career highlights: Fifth pro season; hit career-best .315 for Bradenton last year but missed two and a half months with broken hamate bone in left hand; swiped 22 bases in only 60 games for Marauders; has 86 steals in 235 career games; Pirates' No. 4 prospect, second-highest ranking of any player on team
Year.....Team.....Avg......G.....AB.....H.....HR.....RBI
2010.....GCL Pirates......346.....8.....26.....9.....2.....5
2010.....Bradenton......315.....60.....222.....70.....0.....33
Minor League Totals...........294.....235.....867.....255.....15.....128
Brad Chalk, RF
Career highlights: Fifth pro season; originally selected in second round off 2007 draft by Padres; stole career-high 33 bases in 2009; has only two homers in 2,008 at-bats in college (596 ABs) and pros (1,412 ABs), with both coming in 2009 and one of the inside-the-park variety
Year.....Team.....Avg......G.....AB.....H.....HR.....RBI
2010.....Portland......313.....27.....80.....25.....0.....5
2010.....San Antonio......214.....65.....201.....43.....0.....15
2010.....Lake Elsinore......191.....26.....94.....18.....0.....10
Minor League Totals...........273.....386.....1412.....385.....2.....149
RESERVES
Shelby Ford, IF
Career highlights: Sixth pro season; enjoyed best seasons of his career with Lynchburg in 2007 and Curve in 2008 before falling on tough times beginning in 2009 at Indianapolis; was Eastern League midseason All-Star in 2008; was Pirates' No. 6 prospect entering 2008 season
Year.....Team.....Avg......G.....AB.....H.....HR.....RBI
2010.....Altoona......245.....56.....151.....37.....4.....16
2010.....Bradenton......244.....36.....135.....33.....2.....17
Minor League Totals...........254.....444.....1614.....410.....27.....193
Eric Fryer, C
Career highlights: Fifth pro season; originally selected in 10th round of 2007 draft by Brewers; career highs in average, HRs and RBIs in 2008; missed most of July in 2010 after getting hit in face by a pitch while batting; everyday catcher for Bradenton in final month after Tony Sanchez was injured
Year.....Team.....Avg......G.....AB.....H.....HR.....RBI
2010.....GCL Pirates......143.....3.....7.....1.....0.....0
2010.....Bradenton......300.....83.....287.....86.....8.....48
Minor League Totals...........283.....339.....1199.....339.....26.....168
Jose Hernandez, OF
Career highlights: Third pro season; he's skipping high-A ball, in part because he hit well in spring training and also because he's 25 years old and the Pirates need to find out about him against better competition; showed good power potential last season with 12 homers in only 369 ABs
Year.....Team.....Avg......G.....AB.....H.....HR.....RBI
2010.....West Virginia......271.....107.....369.....100.....12.....57
Minor League Totals...........271.....115.....388.....105.....12.....48
Kris Watts, C
Career highlights: Sixth pro season; Curve's backup catcher last year; enjoyed best season in 2009 at Lynchburg, where he was a Carolina League midseason All-Star; finished fourth in league in batting (.291), which also ranked sixth in Pirates' system; led League catchers with .997 fielding percentage
Year.....Team.....Avg......G.....AB.....H.....HR.....RBI
2010.....Altoona......266.....56.....173.....46.....4.....19
Minor League Totals...........264.....368.....1197.....316.....23.....157
STARTING PITCHERS
Jeff Locke, LHP
Career highlights: Sixth pro season; led Pirate organization with 139 strikeouts in 2010 and tied for lead with 12 wins; Florida State League midseason All-Star for Bradenton; went 1-0 with 1.54 ERA in two Eastern League playoff starts for Curve; rated as Pirates' No. 8 prospect this season
Year.....Team.....W.....L.....ERA.....IP.....BB.....SO
2010.....Bradenton.....9.....3.....3.54.....86.1.....14.....83
2010.....Altoona.....3.....2.....3.59.....57.2.....12.....56
Minor League Totals..........33.....29.....3.89.....504.0.....121.....463
Bryan Morris, RHP
Career highlights: Sixth pro season; Florida State League midseason All-Star in 2010 after stellar start for Bradenton; pitched career-high 136 2/3 innings and was moved to bullpen late to protect arm; missed 2007 season after Tommy John surgery; rated as Pirates' No. 6 prospect this season
Year.....Team.....W.....L.....ERA.....IP.....BB.....SO
2010.....Bradenton.....3-0.....0.60.....44.2.....7.....40
2010.....Altoona.....6.....4.....4.25.....89.0.....31.....84
Minor League Totals..........19.....24.....4.00.....362.0.....155.....318
Aaron Pribanic, RHP
Career highlights: Fourth pro season; led Florida State League in innings pitched and tied for top spot in starts in 2010; improved dramatically in second half, posting 2.03 ERA compared to 5.34 before the all-star break; had a 1.51 ERA in his final 15 starts; finished ninth in league in ERA
Year.....Team.....W.....L.....ERA.....IP.....BB.....SO
2010.....Bradenton.....7.....6.....3.33.....154.0.....33.....71
Minor League Totals..........19.....16.....3.34.....283.1.....69.....148
Jared Hughes, RHP
Career highlights: Sixth pro season; his 12 Curve wins in 2010 tied for fourth most in a single season; one of Curve's most versatile pitchers past two years, making 30 starts and 17 relief appearances; exceptional in 2010 Eastern League playoffs with 8 1/3 scoreless innings of relief
Year.....Team.....W.....L.....ERA.....IP.....BB.....SO
2010.....Altoona.....12.....8.....4.42.....150.2.....41.....120
Minor League Totals..........20.....32.....4.55.....405.2.....175.....258
Aaron Thompson, LHP
Career highlights: Seventh pro season; started career-high 27 games in 2010 in Nationals' system; went 0-3 with a 7.46 ERA in five starts against the Curve last year; won career-high eight games in 2006 and was South Atlantic League midseason All-Star; 127 of 128 career appearances as starter
Year.....Team.....W.....L.....ERA.....IP.....BB.....SO
2010.....Harr/Syracuse.....5.....13.....5.65.....141.2.....56.....99
Minor League Totals..........27.....50.....4.31.....680.1.....241.....519
RELIEVERS
Tim Alderson, RHP
Career highlights: Fifth pro season; trying to battle back after rough 2010 season; fastball dropped to 87 mph and he was demoted to Single-A; 2008 MiLB.com high-A Starting Pitcher of the Year after 13-4 record and 2.79 ERA for San Jose; midseason and postseason California League All-Star that year
Year.....Team.....W.....L.....ERA.....IP.....BB.....SO
2010.....Altoona.....7.....6.....5.62.....89.2.....27.....59
2010.....Bradenton.....4.....3.....6.98.....38.2.....13.....25
Minor League Totals..........34.....16.....4.13.....416.0.....104.....304
Tom Boleska, RHP
Career highlights: Fifth pro season; reliable reliever throughout his career with 2.48 ERA; 88 of his 91 career appearances have been out of bullpen; born in Canada, he played for Great Britain in 2009 Baseball World Cup; has 4-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio in his career (143 Ks, 36 BBs)
Year.....Team.....W.....L.....ERA.....IP.....BB.....SO
2010.....Bradenton.....2.....3.....3.67.....49.0.....9.....42
2010.....Altoona.....1.....1.....2.73.....26.1.....8.....18
Minor League Totals..........8.....8.....2.48.....174.1.....36.....143
Anthony Claggett, RHP
Career highlights: Seventh pro season; only player on team who has played in major leagues; made MLB debut with Yankees on April 18, 2009 and gave up eight runs in 1 2/3 innings against Indians; pitched one inning for Pirates on Oct. 3, 2009 against Reds, allowing one run (HR by Joey Votto)
Year.....Team.....W.....L.....ERA.....IP.....BB.....SO
2010.....Altoona.....0.....0.....3.00.....15.0.....5.....13
2010.....Indianapolis.....3.....1.....6.26.....54.2.....22.....44
Minor League Totals..........30.....21.....3.29.....413.1.....154.....320
Major League Totals..........0.....0.....27.00.....3.2.....4.....3
Mike Colla, RHP
Career highlights: Fourth pro season; solid for Curve late last season with two wins in 13 relief appearances; pitched two scoreless innings in Game 3 of EL division playoffs against Harrisburg; all 87 career appearances have been as reliever; 5-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio at Bradenton in 2010
Year.....Team.....W.....L.....ERA.....IP.....BB.....SO
2010.....Bradenton.....0.....5.....3.42.....52.2.....10.....49
2010.....Altoona.....2.....0.....3.10.....29.0.....8.....23
Minor League Totals..........8.....9.....4.21.....149.2.....47.....129
Michael Dubee, RHP
Career highlights: Sixth pro season; was outstanding in relief for Curve last season, posting 2.24 ERA in 45 games; made Triple-A debut April 29 but was sent back down to Double-A afterward; finished 5-1 with 2.14 ERA in three stops in 2009; son of Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee
Year.....Team.....W.....L.....ERA.....IP.....BB.....SO
2010.....Altoona.....6.....2.....2.24.....76.1.....19.....68
2010.....Indianapolis.....0.....0.....0.00.....1.0.....2.....0
Minor League Totals..........24.....17.....3.42.....384.2.....121.....356
Noah Krol, RHP
Career highlights: Fifth pro season; led Pirate minor leaguers in saves (34) and appearances (63) in 2010 and was just four saves shy of the Florida State league record; selected to FSL midseason and postseason All-Star team; has 68 saves in his career and will get a chance to close this season
Year.....Team.....W.....L.....ERA.....IP.....BB.....SO
2010.....Bradenton.....5.....6.....3.08.....64.1.....28.....48
Minor League Totals..........15.....10.....3.09.....186.1.....79.....172
Brian Leach, RHP
Career highlights: Fourth pro season; got off to slow start in 2010 and had 5.56 ERA at the end of May; had 2.10 ERA in June and 2.00 in August to finish with respectable 3.85; 45 of his 75 career appearances have been as starter, but Pirates moving him to full-time reliever this season
Year.....Team.....W.....L.....ERA.....IP.....BB.....SO
2010.....Bradenton.....9.....9.....3.85.....138.0.....44.....98
Minor League Totals..........17.....16.....3.55.....301.2.....103.....222
