Pittsburgh Pirates 2018 Minor League Preview

The 2018 minor league season begins tonight, and we will have coverage of all of the teams and prospects in the Pirates’ system throughout the year.

The Pirates are in a rebuilding year in the minors, ranking in the middle of the pack for farm system rankings in the game. Fortunately, they have a lot of young prospects ready to step up in the lower levels, highlighted by a team in West Virginia that is loaded with potential breakout guys.

They will need some big seasons from those potential breakout players in order to rebuild the system. They might still end up middle of the pack next year, although that would be a great thing under the right circumstances. Guys like Austin Meadows, Mitch…