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The Pirates promoted more of their top prospects in June and July than just about any other team in baseball. But even as rookies such as Henry Davis, Endy Rodriguez and Quinn Priester, among others, are on their way to graduating from prospectdom, there are still plenty of players throughout the system worth keeping tabs on.

Here’s a look at some notable prospects at every level of the Minors.

Triple-A Indianapolis

Over the last month, Indianapolis has seen Osvaldo Bido, Carmen Mlodzinski, Davis, Nick Gonzales, Jared Triolo, Priester, Rodriguez, Liover Peguero and Alika Williams earn promotions to Pittsburgh. That said, there are still several names worth keeping tabs on in Indianapolis.

The main prospect to watch at the moment is right-hander Jared Jones, the Pirates’ No. 10 prospect per MLB Pipeline. Jones hasn’t quite found consistent success at Indianapolis, posting a 4.72 ERA in seven appearances (six starts) with the club. That said, with Jones having struck out 41 batters, walked 10 and allowed only one home run across 34 1/3 innings, he owns a much more palatable 3.11 FIP. Jones is coming off his best start with Indianapolis, throwing six innings of two-run ball with seven strikeouts to one walk.

Jones might be a year away from making his debut, but right-handed reliever Colin Selby could very well make his Major League debut this season. Selby, along with Rodríguez, Triolo and Mike Burrows, was added to the Pirates’ 40-man roster this past offseason. A right shoulder injury sidelined Selby for about a month, but he hasn’t missed a beat since returning from the injured list, owning a 2.25 ERA and 2.09 FIP since June 16 and having yet to allow an earned run in July. Since returning from the injured list, Selby has racked up 18 strikeouts, walked just five batters and hasn’t allowed a home run across 12 innings.

Double-A Altoona

At 20-years-old, Anthony Solometo -- the No. 5 prospect in the Pirates’ organization per MLB Pipeline -- isn’t just the youngest player on Altoona’s roster, he’s currently the youngest player in the entire Eastern League. Based on the way he’s been pitching, his youth hasn’t been much of a problem. 

Since earning a promotion from High-A Greensboro in mid-June, Solometo hasn’t missed a beat with his new club. In six starts for the Curve, Solometo owns a 3.14 ERA and 3.04 FIP. Solometo’s strikeout rate is almost exactly the same in Altoona (10.36 K/9 innings pitched) as Greensboro (10.43 K/9), but more impressive is his ability to slice his walk rate in half. After walking 3.84 batters per nine innings with High-A Greensboro, Solometo is walking just 1.88 batters per nine innings with Altoona. If Solometo qualified, his 1.88 BB/9 would be the second best in the Eastern League behind Walker Powell’s 1.85 BB/9. 

This season, Atlanta’s AJ Smith-Shawver is the only other 20-year-old to play at the Triple-A level. Solometo will likely need another handful of starts with Double-A before a promotion to Triple-A is seriously considered, but if the funky left-hander can continue churning out quality outings, an end-of-season promotion to Indianapolis might not be out of the question.

High-A Greensboro

Similar to Solometo, Bubba Chandler isn’t just the youngest player at High-A Greensboro, but one of the youngest players in the South Atlantic League. But Chandler, the Pirates’ No. 8 prospect per MLB Pipeline, has endured far more growing pains this season compared to his former teammate.

In his first season as a full-time pitcher, Chandler has a 5.79 ERA and 5.05 FIP in 18 starts. On one hand, Chandler’s 11.22 strikeouts per nine innings lead the Grasshoppers and rank fifth in the South Atlantic League. On the other, Chandler’s 5.18 walks per nine innings aren’t just the highest for Greensboro, but the highest in the league.

Chandler, though, might be finding a groove. After throwing a season-high 5 2/3 innings of scoreless ball with eight strikeouts on July 18, Chandler threw five more scoreless innings with six strikeouts to one hit and one walk on July 23.

Single-A Bradenton

Termarr Johnson gave Pirates fans a scare when he came up hobbling on July 16, but those anxieties were quelled when the team announced that it was no more than a calf cramp, an injury that didn’t require Johnson to miss any time.

Since the beginning of July, that calf cramp has been just about the only thing stopping Johnson. In 22 games this month, Johnson is slashing .284/.474/.612 with six home runs, easily the best month that Johnson has enjoyed since being selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.

After missing just about all of Spring Training due to a hamstring strain, Johnson has gradually improved each month as the season has gone on. In May, his first full month this season, Johnson had a .787 OPS and 126 wRC+. In June, he had a .847 OPS and 133 wRC+.