The Pirates have a “build” mentality under General Manager Ben Cherington, with a “growth mindset” in the minors under farm director John Baker.
Both can be dismissed as buzz terms, but it should be easy to find proof of this mentality working out in the farm system. It would require evidence of players slowly adding to their stat line as the season goes on.
Jared Triolo might be the best example of the approach starting to work out, looking strictly at the numbers.
Jared Triolo Entering 2022
Triolo was a second round pick in 2019, and had his first full season delayed by the pandemic cancelling the 2020 season.