Something occurred to me recently.
According to my social media memories, 15 years ago around this time I was where most aspiring prospects writers are today. I was attending games to give my reports online, aspiring to be a baseball writer. I was beginning the process of interviewing players, and I wasn’t nearly as good as I am today. Most of all, I largely trusted the teams and the national prospect writers to know more than I did about the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system — and baseball development in general.
This is my 16th season running Pirates Prospects.