The Pittsburgh Pirates farm system is one of the best in baseball. On FanGraphs’s updated rankings, they put the Pirates at #2, behind just the Baltimore Orioles. In terms of overall value, they have a system worth $361 million. The only team to come within $50 million of the Bucs is the Tampa Bay Rays at $319 million. However, the Orioles, Pirates, and Rays are the only systems that are worth more than $300+ million.
But this season most of the Pittsburgh Pirates big talents weren’t at the minor’s highest level, Triple-A. While you did have some impressive names like Miguel Yajure and Travis Swaggerty, the Triple-A roster mainly consisted of organizational depth.