The 2013 version features profiles on every player in the system, including the exclusive 2013 top 50 prospects list.

This year's book includes newly added advanced stats, such as FIP for pitchers, and wOBA and RC for hitters. The book will be printed on a different paper stock this year for better production value than previous years. As usual, each player profile will include a scouting report, compiled from information we've gathered while seeing each player in action, along with talking to their coaches, members of the Pirates' organization, scouts outside of the organization, and the players themselves.

The 2013 Prospect Guide will still feature resources such as the top draft and international bonuses in team history, Rule 5 dates, the best tools throughout the system, and of course, the 2013 top 50 prospects.

The top 50 prospects will be featured with full page profiles, including expanded scouting reports, and photos of each player in the profile. The profiles for the remaining players won't include photos, and won't be a full page, but will still feature all of the information we can find on each player, and that includes international prospects who have yet to make the jump to the United States.

The Pirates Prospects 2013 Annual takes a detailed look at every player on the major league roster for the 2013 season. Each player profile features a 2013 outlook on the player, the player’s career stats, contract information, option years remaining, and exclusive statistical projections for the 2013 season. Along with a profile of every player on the Major League roster, the book features a guide to understanding some of the top advanced statistics, payroll information, Pitch F/X reports, and a breakdown of the rest of the teams in the NL Central heading in to the 2013 season.

Get both the 2013 Prospect Guide and the 2013 Annual at a discounted price.

The 2012 version features profiles on every player in the system, including the exclusive 2012 top 50 prospects list. Along with the profiles is an exclusive featured article on the top four pitching prospects in the system. Also contributing to each article will be input from Kyle Stark, as well as the coaches and managers for each player.

The individual player profiles have been redesigned to give a cleaner look, and provide more information. We've added extra stats to each player from the 2011 version, and still include the player's career statistics in their profile. We've also cleaned up the "Biography" and "Contract Information" sections, with easy to find information on each player, such as their height, weight, the high school or college they went to, how they were acquired, their signing bonus, and more. And just like the 2011 version, each player profile will include a scouting report, compiled from information we've gathered while seeing each player in action, along with talking to their coaches, members of the Pirates' organization, scouts outside of the organization, and the players themselves.

A new feature this year is a look in to the scouting department. Each player profile includes the name of the scout that signed the player. There is also an additional section looking at the active scouts in the organization, with a quick rundown on the top players they've signed, and the areas they cover.

The 2012 Prospect Guide will still feature resources such as the Rule 5 and Minor League Free Agency dates, the top draft and international bonuses in team history, recaps of every team in the system in 2011, the best tools throughout the system, and of course, the 2012 top 50 prospects.

The top 50 prospects will be featured with full page profiles, including expanded scouting reports, and photos of each player in the profile. The profiles for the remaining players won't include photos, and won't be a full page, but will still feature all of the information we can find on each player, and that includes international prospects who have yet to make the jump to the United States.