Roughly 10 percent of the Minor League schedule has come and gone, so now would be a reasonable time to take our first look at how some of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospects are faring at the two highest levels – Triple-A Indianapolis and Double-A Altoona.
Generally speaking, it’s been a bit of a mixed bag, as highly regarded prospects such as O’Neil Cruz and Nick Gonzales have scuffled to start the season, but others ranked much lower – like Mason Martin, Cal Mitchell and Jack Suwinski – are off to very good starts.
Of course, limited sample sizes and cold, damp weather in the early going should serve as sizable grains of salt when trying to glean anything from the early numbers.