Over the past week, the Pittsburgh Pirates have added several new players to their organization. First came the MLB Draft, then trade season arrived a few weeks early when the Pirates dealt Adam Frazier to the Kansas City Royals. The players who've recently been brought in by the organization share a common through-line: FanGraphs' rankings are much more bullish on many of the Pirates' newest additions than other baseball analysts, such as those at Baseball America and MLB Pipeline.
For example, Cam Devanney, the player they acquired from the Royals for Adam Frazier, was ranked as the Royals' tenth-best prospect in FanGraphs' system.