Many feel that the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system is not as strong as it once was just a few years ago. However, the organization still has one of the better ones in baseball. Some of their top prospects were elected to the Triple-A and Double-A all-star games. This included Triple-A shortstop Kevin Newman, the Pittsburgh Pirates first round pick in 2015. Also representing the Indianapolis Indians was veteran catcher Ryan Lavarnway and pitching prospect Tyler Eppler. Chris Bostick and Dovydas Neverauskas were also elected to the game, but they did not appear.