Pirates’ minor league recap: Indianapolis

Indianapolis had an unusual team this year. The typical AAA team has a lot of minor league veterans who serve as emergency callups and roster filler. Indy’s roster, though, was made up mostly of players who had a real chance of helping the Pirates at some point in the near future. A lot were guys who figured to be cup-of-coffee types or utility players, but there were quite a few prospects who, seemingly, could be regulars of some sort at the major league level. The results ran the gamut, from guys who had very good seasons, to guys who more or less treaded water and guys who struggled. In all, 23 players (including some on rehab) saw time at both Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. How they did in the majors isn’t something I’m going to address here. I’m also not going to discuss players, such as Jose Osuna, who were with Indy only briefly, or ones, such as Phil Gosselin and Drew Hutchison, who are gone or shortly will be.

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