The West Virginia Black Bears, more sensibly known as Morgantown, opened their season tonight. To be blunt, once you get past Will Craig there isn't much to get excited about on this team. The Pirates had a notably uninteresting draft, especially from Morgantown's perspective. Apart from Craig, the only college player among their top five picks was third rounder Stephen Alemais, a glove-first shortstop. The college pitchers are a mixture of finesse guys and longshots. The Pirates' GCL entry last year produced few prospects apart from Ke'Bryan Hayes, who's in low A. The only noteworthy player moving up from that team to Morgantown is RHP Luis Escobar.
Minor league preview: Morgantown
