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with his bat lately.But it was his glove that helped Pittsburgh take a series in Colorado.Frazier had three hits and made a run-saving play in the field Nick Williams Jersey , and the Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Wednesday.Chris Archer (4-5) was making his second start since being acquired from Tampa Bay before the July 31 trade deadline. He allowed two runs and five hits in five innings.Felipe Vazquez got the last four outs for his 26th save.Frazier had two doubles and a single, but made what might have been his biggest contribution on defense. With runners on the corners and two outs in the eighth inning, pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta hit a sharp grounder to the hole at second. Frazier made a diving stop and threw out Iannetta to end the inning and preserve the one-run lead.“Flip’s throwing 100 (mph) so I figured it was coming my way if he got inside of it and he did,” Frazier said. “He smoked it and I reacted. I dove and luckily it stuck to my glove. It saved the game for us. I’m pretty happy I made that play.”His defense complemented a hot stretch at the plate. He got three hits in his first three at-bats and has raised his average 41 points to .280 over the past two weeks.“He’s been in a good place on both sides of the ball,” manager Clint Hurdle said.German Marquez (9-9) tied a career high with 10 strikeouts and David Dahl homered for the Rockies.Colorado scored just six runs in the three-game series.“That’s sort of been the theme lately, lately meaning the last few weeks,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “We just haven’t seemed to string a big hit in there with a couple baserunners on base. We need that to turn around as we move forward.”Archer retired the first eight batters before Marquez singled in the third. Colorado broke through in the fourth on Dahl’s two run homer, his fifth of the season, to cut the deficit to 3-2.“The homer I gave up was one of the only times I shook (catcher Francisco) Cervelli off,” Archer said. “That was my bad. I should have listened to him. It’s huge to get a series “W” going into San Francisco.”Pittsburgh led early on an RBI double by Gregory Polanco and a run-scoring single by Frazier in the first, and an RBI groundout in the third.The Pirates added a run on Corey Dickerson’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to make it 4-2. Ryan McMahon’s RBI single made it close again.TRAINER’S ROOMPirates: INF Josh Bell (left oblique strain) was activated from the 10-day DL and started at first base Wednesday. INF Jose Osuna was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis.Rockies: LHP Chris Rusin (plantar faciitis) pitched in a rehab assignment Tuesday night and was at Coors Field on Wednesday. Manager Bud Black said Rusin will be evaluated. “We’re encouraged by a lot of things we saw in his three outings,” Black said.QUICK RECOVERYArcher spent a lot of Tuesday in bed trying to shake off a bug that had Hurdle wondering if he would start Wednesday.“We needed to come up with a plan B, and it was real,” Hurdle said. “For him to go out and pitch the way he did, it was a really strong effort.”Archer said he wasn’t sure what hit him, but suspected it was food poisoning. He said he felt a lot better when he woke up Wednesday morning.“I felt good enough to pitch,” he said. “I haven’t eaten a whole lot the last couple of days but, again, laid it out there for the guys and they picked me up.”IMMACULATE INNINGMarquez had a rough start but settled down to register a rare feet. The righty struck out the side in the fourth on nine pitches. He is the third pitcher to do it this season. It is the first time it was done at Coors Field.The only other Rockies pitcher to throw an immaculate inning was Rex Brothers in 2014.“I wasn’t aware of that but I’m glad to be on that list,” Marquez said.Marquez followed his perfect inning with a leadoff walk in the fifth to Cervelli.UP NEXTPirates: RHP Ivan Nova (6-6 Tyler Glasnow Jersey , 4.49) takes the mound against the Giants in San Francisco on Thursday night.Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (6-4, 4.05) will open a four-game home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. There might be a few diamonds in the rough. And I make a bold prediction on who I think can be the next Patrick Weigel type pick."We are a little over a third of the way through the college baseball season, which brings us another day closer to the 2019 MLB Draft.In recent news, Baseball American expanded their prospect list for the draft from 200 players to 300. They also dropped their 3rd mock draft, and are really the only major sports publication to have mock drafts out this early.Prospect lists:Fangraphs Big Board 200Baseball America Top 300MLB Pipeline Top 50Mock Drafts:Baseball America (3/21) - Hunter Bishop & Brennan MaloneAlso, here’s my spreadsheet that has stats (through 3/23) and some additional info. With that, let’s start discussing college prospects.College player stock trending upNate Fassnacht, SS/2B, George Washington - The 5’11” shortstop had a very good freshman year, but followed it up with a pretty disappointing sophomore year. Now a junior, he’s made quite the turn. Before he didn’t walk much and carried a K-rate close to 20%. However, this year he has a 23% BB-rate vs a 4% K-rate. No, that’s not an error. Nate has struck out a minuscule five times on the year. He’s never shown much power, so the 15 doubles on the season have been nice to see. His slash line of .425/.553/.736 is quite good, but he does have a rather high BABIP of .439.Matthew Barefoot, OF, Campbell - Matt has hit over .300 each season at Campbell as well as reduce his K-rate, which is now under 10%. All solid stuff to go with a little bit of pop in his bat. He’s on pace for back to back 30 SB seasons despite not having elite speed. MLB teams might want him to transition to CF (currently playing LF for Campbell), since his bat likely won’t profile for a corner OF spot. He has just an average arm, so if he has to be in LF Adam Frazier Jersey , he’s going to have to be a plus hitter.Cory Wood, 2B, Coastal Carolina - By no means is Wood a big name in this year’s draft. However, one thing that Wood does extremely well is get on base. He’s carried an OBP well over .400 every season and is currently sitting at an even .500. He does have above avg speed and is willing to steal a base. If he can shore up his defense, he could make a pretty decent pick in the later rounds.Logan Driscoll, C/OF, George Mason - Another under the radar catcher. Like Barefoot, Driscoll has also hit over .300 every season at George Mason. For his career he’s walked just as much as he’s struck out. He’s also not a slow footed catcher, because Driscoll will play CF when not catching. Not many have tried running on him this season, but he does have a 43% CS-rate. The 7 HRs hit on the season are a career high already and is just one shy from the previous 2 years combined. There’s a lot to like here. Josh Smith, SS, LSU - After a reasonably good freshman season, he got hurt and missed most of the 2018 season. There was reason to be a bit excited about Smith coming back for a full season. So far, things are looking up. He has an above average arm and plays good defense, which could keep him at SS long term. The one thing he is lacking is power. He has just two home runs on the season and a total of eight extra base hits. He’s also fueled by a very high .424 BABIP, so not sure how real the bat is. He is walking more than striking out, so that’s definitely another positive. Since power won’t be a part of his game, it’ll come down as to whether scouts think his defense is elite level. Cody Scroggins, RHP, Arkansas - Scroggins hasn’t pitched much in the past few years as he was recovering from TJS back in 2017. Due to his injuries and previously pitching out of the pen http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-josh-bell-jersey , it wasn’t until this season that Scroggins earned his first victory. With 33 strikeouts in 19 innings, he can certainly get after a hitter. His fastball sits in the mid 90’s to go along with a high 80’s slider and a change. He’s still a bit raw and coupled with the injury, he’s a bit of a gamble. The Braves are very good at finding those diamonds in the rough. Enjoy this clip of Nelson striking out Hunter Bishop.Rick DeVito, RHP, Seton Hall - After a solid sophomore season and a decent cape cod, DeVito was one to watch out for as an early riser. While that hasn’t happened due to missing time early with an injury, he is back on the mound. DeVito has a fastball that can tough 99 as a reliever, but as a starter he’ll sit 92-94 and max around 96. Both the curve and change can flash above average, so there’s a good base here for a team willing to take a chance on him. Might be this year’s Patrick Weigel, though they have different body types. He’s not even listed on BA’s top 300. Now that he’s back from injury, he’s one to keep a close eye on.Jacob Wallace, RHP, UCONN - The only closer on the list today. Wallace has a live fastball that reaches 97 and has a mid 80’s slider. He currently has a 0.71 WHIP with a 11.57 K/9 and a 1.93 BB/9. He’s positioning himself to be one of the top closers taken in the draft.College player stock trending downLogan Wyatt, 1B, Louisville - Wyatt has been seen as a first round talent, unfortunately as a first baseman, a lot of his stock will be dependent upon his bat. He’s currently hitting .282/.514/.380. He’s walking at an elite level, so that’s the good. But with just one home run and four total extra base hits on the season? Ouch. He only hit six home runs the year before. If Wyatt just hit more doubles, maybe you can be convinced those will turn to home runs, however it is going to be difficult convincing a team to draft a first baseman that relies on walks in the first round.Ryne Nelson Ivan Nova Jersey , RHP, Oregon - This season, Oregon shifted him from reliever to starter and things haven’t worked out that well. He’s sporting a 4.94 ERA due to him giving up a hit per inning and has a 4.94 BB/9. Nelson has electric stuff, but fastball command is certainly an issue. His fastball sits mid 90’s (max 98 mph) and he also throws a slider and change.Tyler Dyson, RHP, Florida - With the amount of high talent that’s been drafted over the years for Florida, this was supposed to be Dyson’s year to stand out. Dyson has been up and down through his first five starts and has looked just average. The stuff is still there with a fastball that’s low to mid 90’s and a slider that flashes plus. The key for Dyson is to find that consistency and develop the change. Ryan Jensen, RHP, Fresno State - Jensen has a big time fastball that sits mid 90’s and will max out at 98; his slider hasn’t really developed and he still has issues with walks. If he can get the slider or change to step up in a big way, he would be a very good reliever. He did strikeout Bryson Stott three times in a game, and Stott will be a top 10 pick.Tyler Baum, RHP, North Carolina - Like Dyson, Baum is another pitcher at a big school that has good stuff, but just can’t seem to put it all together for stretches. He is certainly better at getting strikeouts than Dyson, but just allows too many base runners. The one positive is that he has reduced his BB rate from over 4 per 9 innings to around 2.43. He’ll raise his stock if he continues to limit the free passes, and finds more consistency. Baum’s fastball sits 90-94 and pairs that with a curve that flashes above average and an average change.That’s it for this week. Let me know your thoughts on how some players performed this week on the diamond.