Edward Florentino’s power surge continues as Pirates’ No. 2 prospect homers for third straight game at High-A

Edward Florentino stayed hot for a third consecutive game, sending another homer over the fence Saturday as Greensboro defeated Hub City 10-7 at Fifth Third Park. The blast extended what MLB described as a turnaround for the Pirates’ top power producer at the moment, a prospect who has been working his way through a difficult High-A start before finding a more consistent look at the plate.

According to MLB’s report, Florentino’s home run was his third in a row, building on the momentum he has shown since his power began to show up in multiple consecutive games. For a hitter at this stage, that kind of streak matters because it can suggest the mechanics are settling in under game pressure and that pitchers are no longer getting him out with the same pitch or location.

The context of Florentino’s run is especially important because MLB framed the early part of his High-A season as “difficult.” In player-development terms, early struggles can come from adjusting to higher-quality breaking balls, more aggressive pitch sequencing, or simply needing reps to find timing against pro velocity. A stretch like this does not erase the prior weeks, but it often becomes the raw material organizations look for when they evaluate whether a prospect’s adjustments are sticking.

Greensboro’s win also matters because it provided the kind of game environment where a prospect’s impact can be measured alongside the overall team outcome. Florentino’s homer arrived during a 10-7 final, a scoreline that suggests Greensboro was able to apply pressure consistently enough to win even with late swings and counters typical of High-A contests.

What happens next will likely depend on whether the power surge holds beyond the third straight game. Streaks can be driven by timing, favorable matchups, or a particularly good night on contact. But for a prospect labeled among the Pirates’ upper tier, the longer the extra-base production continues, the more it reshapes the questions in his development evaluation, including what he can do when he is not simply “getting his pitch.”

For Pirates fans tracking the system, Florentino’s recent stretch provides a measurable checkpoint: he has demonstrated the ability to convert a favorable swing path into game power in consecutive games at High-A. The organization will still watch whether his approach stays under control, whether he can drive mistakes from different pitch types, and whether he can repeat this type of output when pitchers adjust their plan to him.