Coming into the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates most intriguing prospect in the organization was shortstop Oneil Cruz. The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired the shortstop from the Los Angeles Dodgers back in 2017 for Tony Watson. Cruz has all the physical and baseball tools that one could ask for a prospect to have, so how has he done so far this year?
First and foremost, Oneil Cruz is a consensus top five prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates system. He also is already being noted as a top 100 prospect. Right now, on MLB Pipeline, Cruz ranks as the number 91 overall prospect.