WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE

2016
R:  0-2-0, 2.60 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 27.2 IP, 3.6 BB/9, 6.5 K/9

Ogle made eight starts, generally pitching well, with some control issues.  Five of the eight earned runs he allowed came on one outing.  He held left-handed hitters to a .345 OPS.

2017
R+:  2-3-0, 3.14 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 43.0 IP, 3.3 BB/9, 7.3 K/9

Ogle had an encouraging season at Bristol.  He had some shaky starts early, including one in which he walked five.  In his final two starts, though, he allowed no earned runs over ten innings on just five hits, with a dozen strikeouts.  Opponents had just a .661 OPS against him and he was nearly as effective against right-handed as against left-handed hitters, with opponents’ OPS figures of .665 and .625, respectively.  He missed his final three starts due to minor knee surgery.

2018
A:  2-0-0, 2.65 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 17.0 IP, 5.3 BB/9, 11.1 K/9

Ogle opened the season in the West Virginia rotation.  Despite some control problems, showed a lot of promise.  After four starts, though, he went on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation.  He had repeated setbacks during his rehab and was never able to return.

2019
A:  1-2-4, 3.69 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 31.2 IP, 2.8 BB/9, 9.7 K/9
A+:  2-1-0, 3.18 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 11.1 IP, 2.4 BB/9, 7.9 K/9

Ogle started the season in the Greensboro rotation, but after two starts the Pirates moved him to the bullpen, apparently out of concern over his workload and shoulder.  He pitched well apart from some gopher ball problems.  Those may have resulted from Greensboro’s HR-prone park, as five of the six he allowed came at home.  The Pirates moved him up to Bradenton in late June, but he was shut down for almost six weeks at the beginning of July.  He gave up three runs in his first game back, then finished the season with four perfect innings over three outings.  Overall, he showed much better control and had no platoon split.

2020
DNP

Ogle pitched well in 2019 and at least managed to put in four-fifths of a season.  He was at the alternate training site in 2020 and should move up at least to AA in 2021.  He’s eligible for the Rule 5 draft, so the Pirates will have a decision to make.