Not so hot in the fall

You know things aren't going well in the AFL for the Pirates prospects when there's actually an article on Pirates.com about how poorly they're playing. Eldred's average has dropped to .250 and his strikeouts are rising, though they aren't nearly as high as they were during the season. (17 in 84 PAs). Boeve is still hitting well, and Walker is doing very well in limited action, especially considering his age. All of the pitchers we have down there are pitching pretty terribly, which is pretty typical for the league, I think. Complete team stats for the Saguaros are here.

While I haven't been following the AFL especially closely, I will say that I do at least glance at the Baseball America Prospect Report every day and seeing players with a PIT next to their name is depressingly rare.