Three Pirates international prospects to remember

The Pittsburgh Pirates have some underrated international talent to keep an eye on.

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t had very much luck with international signings in their recent history. Their last international signing to produce a significant amount of WAR for them was Starling Marte. Hopefully, the Pirates can change the tide of things in the coming future. Some of their best prospects, like Jun Seok Shim, Tony Blanco Jr., Yordany De Los Santos, and Shalin Polanco, are some of the international players signed under Ben Cherington, all of whom have shown some promise since they were signed.

But they aren’t the only international prospects in the Pirates worth remembering. They have a handful of former international signees in the system that will be interesting to watch in 2024 and beyond. Most are very young and won’t even see the upper levels of the minor leagues (Double-A and above) for another two years if they develop as planned. But there are definitely ones beyond the Pirates’ best prospects that should be in fans’ minds.