Jaden Woods Moving Up To Double-A
6 months agoPittsburgh Pirates relief pitching prospect Jaden Woods is being promoted to Double-A Altoona. Woods was selected in the seventh round of the 2023 MLB Draft from Georgia. The southpaw started last season in Single-A and held a 3.14 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and a 3:21 BB:K ratio in a small 14 ⅓ inning sample size. Then, he began this year's campaign with High-A and held a solid 2.13 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and 11:31 BB:K ratio in 25 ⅓ frames. The 22-year-old was exceptional through May, as he allowed just one earned run the entire month and posted a near-perfect 4:20 BB:K ratio. While Woods is currently not ranked in MLB Pipeline's top 30 Pirate prospects, he could join this list later in the summer as he has been performing quite well. Woods is a name to monitor as he makes his Double-A debut as he has shown no signs of slowing down through the early part of the season.
Source: MiLB Central
Source: MiLB Central