As well as teams can draft, prospects are not always a guarantee to have success in the minor leagues. Every year, team’s see some of their top projected prospects struggle and find themselves no longer highly touted. The Pittsburgh Pirates have seen this with many top picks like Reese McGuire, Wyatt Mathisen, Cody Dickson, and so on. However, for every prospect who may struggle and find their status diminishing, there are others that step up and breakout.
Last year, one could say the Pittsburgh Pirates had a couple of breakout prospects.