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Is Seth Hernandez the Top Pitching Prospect in Baseball?
Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitching prospect Seth Hernandez has been nothing short of dominant during his first taste of professional action. The Pirates selected the right-hander with the sixth overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft out of Corona HS. To begin his professional career, the Pirates sent their future ace to Low-A, where he logged 28 innings across six starts before moving up to High-A. With Low-A, Hernandez posted an elite 0.96 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, with a 50:7 K:BB. Since joining High-A Greensboro, Hernandez has continued to showcase just as much strikeout upside, totaling 33 over his first 21 2/3 innings. However, Hernandez has allowed at least two runs in each of his last four games and seen his walk rate climb, serving up 15 free passes over this stretch. Despite this, the 19-year-old is progressing through the system at an impressive rate for his age and could even earn a taste of Double-A later in the second half. While a 2026 debut is not in the cards, he is positioning himself to compete for a 2027 debut and emerge as potentially the No. 1 prospect in all of baseball.
Source: MiLB.com
Source: MiLB.com
