If you’ve been reading my updates from Morgantown on the new draft picks, you probably have noticed a trend. Any time a potential adjustment is talked about, it always comes with the disclaimer that the coaches won’t be addressing it until the Fall Instructional League, otherwise known as instructs.
This isn’t new. In fact, if you’ve been reading this site for years, you probably know about the evaluation period for new players in the system. Whether it’s draft picks or players acquired via trade, the Pirates will give some time to evaluate those new players. The amount of time is usually the length of the short-season leagues, which is why the draft picks don’t start receiving changes until instructs.