Today was the end of the 2016 minor league season. There will still be some action in the Pirates’ system, as Altoona and Bradenton are in the playoffs. Following that, we will have coverage of the Fall Instructional League, and the Arizona Fall League. So while the official season is over, there’s still about two months of coverage, not to mention the two additional months of Winter League coverage. What I’m saying is that it doesn’t really end.
The end of the season does provide a good chance to look back and see which players improved and which players dropped down.