Jared Triolo

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Pittsburgh Pirates #15 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Triolo performed well over three seasons at Houston, including a pair of summers on the Cape, and the Pirates signed him to a $868,200 bonus after drafting him No. 72 overall in 2019. His debut was nondescript and he lost all of 2020 due to the pandemic. He returned a far more consistent hitter. Triolo hit .282 with nine homers at Double-A Altoona in 2022, and managers voted him the best defensive third baseman in the Eastern League. He missed the final month of the season with a knee injury, but the Pirates added him to their 40-man roster in November.
  
  Scouting Report: While Triolo's defensive chops are well-known, his improvement in several offensive categories helped elevate his profile. Triolo has premier barrel skills despite an unorthodox swing and stance. His bat path works well, though, and he makes excellent swing decisions, leading to an 80% contact rate and a 14% swing-and-miss rate in the zone that are among the better marks in Pittsburgh's system. His average power plays best to right-center field but he worked on pulling the ball more in 2022. Triolo has won the Pirates' minor league defender of the year award two years in a row. He plays a premium third base, showing a desirable combination of arm strength, accuracy and agility. Triolo is athletic enough to handle shortstop as well, and appeared in center field for the first time as a professional while with Altoona.
  
  The Future: Triolo's contact ability and defensive versatility provide a ceiling as a super utility option in the big leagues.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 55. Power: 50. Speed: 50. Fielding: 60. Arm: 55.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #115 prospect in 2019 draft
  Coming out of high school in Texas, Triolo was Lake Travis' star and two-time MVP who then handed the reigns to Brett Baty, one of the top prospects in the 2019 high school class. Triolo moved on to Houston, where he became a regular at third base and right field as a freshman. He's been even better as a sophomore and junior, and as of late May he was hitting .327/.415/.505 with more walks (30) than strikeouts (29). With only average speed, he also picks his spots to run and had stolen 13 bases in 15 attempts as a junior. His best may be yet to come, as his hitting approach shows lots of opposite field doubles and solid strength. He has struggled to consistently pull the ball. If he can figure out how to develop his latent pull power, he could find average power to go with his average hit tool. That could be enough, as he's a plus defender at third base with good footwork, solid lateral movement and good range. He can lose his focus sporadically on easy throws, but he has an above-average arm that is plenty for the position. Triolo could sneak into the back of the first day of the draft, but shouldn't have to wait long on Day 2, at worst.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Triolo performed well over three seasons at Houston, including a pair of summers on the Cape, and the Pirates signed him to a $868,200 bonus after drafting him No. 72 overall in 2019. His debut was nondescript and he lost all of 2020 due to the pandemic. He returned a far more consistent hitter. Triolo hit .282 with nine homers at Double-A Altoona in 2022, and managers voted him the best defensive third baseman in the Eastern League. He missed the final month of the season with a knee injury, but the Pirates added him to their 40-man roster in November.
  
  Scouting Report: While Triolo's defensive chops are well-known, his improvement in several offensive categories helped elevate his profile. Triolo has premier barrel skills despite an unorthodox swing and stance. His bat path works well, though, and he makes excellent swing decisions, leading to an 80% contact rate and a 14% swing-and-miss rate in the zone that are among the better marks in Pittsburgh's system. His average power plays best to right-center field but he worked on pulling the ball more in 2022. Triolo has won the Pirates' minor league defender of the year award two years in a row. He plays a premium third base, showing a desirable combination of arm strength, accuracy and agility. Triolo is athletic enough to handle shortstop as well, and appeared in center field for the first time as a professional while with Altoona.
  
  The Future: Triolo's contact ability and defensive versatility provide a ceiling as a super utility option in the big leagues.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 55. Power: 50. Speed: 50. Fielding: 60. Arm: 55.
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Triolo performed well over three seasons at Houston, including a pair of summers on the Cape, and the Pirates signed him to a $868,200 bonus after drafting him No. 72 overall in 2019. His debut was nondescript and he lost all of 2020 due to the pandemic. He returned a far more consistent hitter. Triolo hit .282 with nine homers at Double-A Altoona in 2022, and managers voted him the best defensive third baseman in the Eastern League. He missed the final month of the season with a knee injury, but the Pirates added him to their 40-man roster in November.
  
  Scouting Report: While Triolo's defensive chops are well-known, his improvement in several offensive categories helped elevate his profile. Triolo has premier barrel skills despite an unorthodox swing and stance. His bat path works well, though, and he makes excellent swing decisions, leading to an 80% contact rate and a 14% swing-and-miss rate in the zone that are among the better marks in Pittsburgh's system. His average power plays best to right-center field but he worked on pulling the ball more in 2022. Triolo has won the Pirates' minor league defender of the year award two years in a row. He plays a premium third base, showing a desirable combination of arm strength, accuracy and agility. Triolo is athletic enough to handle shortstop as well, and appeared in center field for the first time as a professional while with Altoona.
  
  The Future: Triolo's contact ability and defensive versatility provide a ceiling as a super utility option in the big leagues.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 55. Power: 50. Speed: 50. Fielding: 60. Arm: 55.
• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  Coming out of high school in Texas, Triolo was Lake Travis' star and two-time MVP who then handed the reigns to Brett Baty, one of the top prospects in the 2019 high school class. Triolo moved on to Houston, where he became a regular at third base and right field as a freshman. He's been even better as a sophomore and junior, and as of late May he was hitting .327/.415/.505 with more walks (30) than strikeouts (29). With only average speed, he also picks his spots to run and had stolen 13 bases in 15 attempts as a junior. His best may be yet to come, as his hitting approach shows lots of opposite field doubles and solid strength. He has struggled to consistently pull the ball. If he can figure out how to develop his latent pull power, he could find average power to go with his average hit tool. That could be enough, as he's a plus defender at third base with good footwork, solid lateral movement and good range. He can lose his focus sporadically on easy throws, but he has an above-average arm that is plenty for the position. Triolo could sneak into the back of the first day of the draft, but shouldn't have to wait long on Day 2, at worst.