To get a significant player that has control past this year, the Pittsburgh Pirates will have to give up some significant prospects. No, it will not take the big prospects like Bell, Meadows, or Glasnow, but ones who are better than what they moved last year, like JaCoby Jones and Adrian Sampson. There are three specific prospects who are highly rated in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system, but could be dealt to acquire a significant piece.
Neal Huntington has done a really good job over his tenure in acquiring prospect depth. Now we are seeing these prospects become MLB ready or close to it.