It may be a bit before one of the Pittsburgh Pirates' top prospects reaches the majors in 2025.
had clear paths to the Pittsburgh Pirates' starting rotation in 2024, it may prove to be a more difficult path forbroke down Chandler's chances of making the Pirates' starting rotation out of spring training and while he didn't completely discount them, the odds don't appear to be in favor of the Pirates' top prospect.
"With the obvious caveat that there’s a lot of time between now and Opening Day, I don’t think Chandler has a great shot of making the rotation out of camp," Stumpf wrote. "There were plenty of question marks in the rotation last spring, and Jones took advantage of the opportunity. There’s a lot more depth this time around, so I don’t know if there’s a spot up for grabs.
Chandler was especially impressive in Indianapolis, going 4-0 with a 1.83 ERA in his seven starts there. Over 39 1/3 innings, he struck out 54 batters and held opponents to a .183 batting average. Skenes, Jones, Mitch Keller, Luis Ortiz and Bailey Falter made up the Pirates' starting rotation by the end of the 2024 season and are all locked in for the foreseeable future, so any prospect hoping to take any of their spots before the start of the 2025 season would be a difficult task. If Chandler can impress in spring training, he may force the Pirates' hand.
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