WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE

2017
A-:  234/330/354, 158 AB, 8 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 19 BB, 49 K, 6-12 SB

Sharpe just held his own with Morgantown, showing some power but striking out in nearly a third of his ABs.  He did, however, finish strongly.  In 19 July games, he hit 190/301/253.  In 20 August games he hit 278/360/456.  He struggled against RHPs, putting up a 217/301/317 line against them while hitting 289/413/474 against LHPs.  Sharpe played mostly in left, but started eight games in center.

2018
A:  263/362/360, 278 AB, 11 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 39 BB, 98 K, 11-15 SB

The Pirates sent Sharpe to West Virginia, where he was the regular left fielder.  His hitting was up and down.  He had an OPS of .762 in April, .585 in May, .974 in June and .480 in a dozen July games.  In mid-July he suffered a broken hand that cost him the rest of the season, except for two games at season’s end.  He drew plenty of walks on the season, but his already-high K rate increased.  He had a reverse platoon split.

2019
A+:  292/385/451, 226 AB, 17 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 28 BB, 52 K, 15-22 SB
AA:  216/278/429, 231 AB, 14 2B, 1 3B, 11 HR, 17 BB, 67 K, 2-5 SB

Sharpe opened the season in Bradenton.  After a decent month in April, he got hot in May, putting up an OPS of .827 that month and .971 in 16 June games.  His overall numbers were among the best in a league where the average was 242/313/353.  The Pirates promoted him to Altoona in mid-June.  He hit for good power there, with an excellent .213 ISO, but it may have come at the cost of much weaker walk and K rates and a low average.  On the season as a whole, Sharpe hammered LHPs for a .918 OPS while putting up a more modest figure of .724 against RHPs.  He ran a lot while with Bradenton, although with a mediocre success rate, then didn’t run much in AA.  Sharpe played mostly in left, but got a few starts in center at both levels.

2020
DNP

2021
AAA:  196/304/322, 317 AB, 25 2B, 5 HR, 41 BB, 111 K, 6-9 SB

Sharpe spent the season with Indianapolis, playing semi-regularly in the outfield.  He split his time between center and left.  He had a rough time at the plate and didn’t show the power he had in 2019.

The Pirates had four outfield prospects at Altoona late in 2021 and have Travis Swaggerty due to return in 2022.  They also have Bligh Madris, who had a much better year at Indianapolis in 2021 than Sharpe did.  It’s hard to see where he’ll find playing time in 2022.