BRADENTON, Fla. -- If you hadn't heard of Luis Ortiz at this time last year, you were far from alone.
After all, he had yet to advance past Class Low-A Bradenton to that point and wasn't considered a top prospect by anyone. But after a good showing in spring training, the Pirates decided to challenge him by advancing him to Class AA Altoona to start the year. There, he started to take off, and he wound up finishing the year with the Pirates and being considered one of the organization's top young pitchers. In doing so, he burst onto Baseball America's top prospect list, ranking at No.