Comments on: Using Stat Scout Line To Preview 2019 Pirates Farm System

By: Pirate fan 4 life

Pirate fan 4 life — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 06:27:31 +0000

Personally I disagree with your assessment of Cole Tucker and Bryan Reynolds also Will Craig. Living on AZ I had the luxury of watching Craig and Reynolds on the fall League and both left favorable impressions Craig has a great eye @the plate as well
Reynolds could be a starter a 6 or 7 hitter bit solid

By: coach

coach — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:56:32 +0000

You underestimate Jason Martin. You’ll see.

By: Doc

Doc — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:00:20 +0000

THAT is the million dollar question yet both paths lead back to the same man, the General manager

By: Steven Dimmick

Steven Dimmick — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:55:35 +0000

absolutely need players to start outperforming their current projections. if this doesnt happen, get someone else to find those players. Tucker was drafted way ahead of where he was projected, keep that in mind. I think we are getting what we should have got, not the 1st round draft spot. I think we have alot of mediocre prospects, nobody except Keller to really have hope for. Hayes, Tucker, and Cruz will be decent players, just nothing to put us over the top.

By: wkkortas

wkkortas — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:15:16 +0000

I think before there is general gnashing of teeth and wailing concerning the state of the Pirates’ system, it’s worth noting that BP rates their system better than the Cards, Cubs, or Brewers. It’s also worth remembering that these projections are performance based, so it may downgrade a guy like Cole Tucker, who wasn’t 100% healthy all the time, or Travis Swaggerty, who had a rough introduction to pro ball. I don’t think anyone would cliam that the Bucs have not had their share of mis-steps in the player development area, but this article and these numbers are no reason to panic.

By: Norm Cubellis

Norm Cubellis — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 15:01:39 +0000

I agree this is a vanilla farm system however just once I would like to see a prospect outperform his projections and become a star. The Bucs can’t seem to find someone like that. Do they sign the wrong type of players or is the development at fault?

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:38:07 +0000

Really appreciate that you did this article! Still upset that I missed the SSL post last January as that is right up my alley.

This paints a daunting picture. I am obviously upset to see Apostel up there, but we have his behemoth younger brother still in the system, so.. maybe we have some hope remaining from that family?

I all but gave up on Lolo, but you bring up a good point about his age, and based on your calcs he seems alright, and someone that I should put back on the radar. I always lump him in w/ Calvin Mitchell, did I miss him on the article? Was he hurt last year and I don’t recall?

I’m hitching my wagon to Ke’Bryan, so I’m hoping you’re wrong and his gap power develops as hoped. I’m much more bearish on Tucker than the majority, it seems, so in that case I’m hoping that it’s me that is wrong.

Looks to me that Reynolds/Martin “are who we thought they were” based on the calculations.

I’m seeing a very vanilla farm w/ the exception of Cruz. He could be super fun to watch develop.