The New York-Penn League is all about the draft, specifically college draftees. So you can probably guess that I don’t have the best impression, at this admittedly early point, of the 2018 Black Bears entry. I didn’t like the Pirates’ 2018 draft much immediately afterward. Maybe that was just irritation at the crappy internet connections in Peru as I was trying to find information on their draftees, but them actually playing the season didn’t help things. The Pirates went college-heavy in the draft and, apart from relievers, most of the draftees at West Virginia struggled or performed indifferently. There were several players who finished the season well, but the most important guy did just the opposite.
Pirates’ minor league recap: West Virginia Black Bears
