Luis Heredia to Start at State College

Pitching prospect Luis Heredia, who was signed by the Pirates in 2010 for $2.6 M, will begin the year in short season State College.  In his first season in the organization, Heredia had a 4.75 ERA, along with a 6.8 K/9, 5.6 BB/9, and 1.55 WHIP.  At times, he was very hard to hit but his control lead to some problems.  At 16 years old, though, that shouldn't be hard to fix given the amount of time they have with him.

Short Season ball is usually dominated by college hitters, so it will be very challenging for the 17 year old Heredia to compete in this league.  If he can improve his control and continue his pitch arsenal, where he has the potential to have four plus pitches, he could have a lot of success at this level.  If Heredia does have success at this level, expect to see this prospect with the highest upside in the system move up into many top 100 prospect lists.

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