Down on the farm is a recurring notebook highlighting the past week of baseball throughout the Pirates minor league system. Below are the most notable takeaways from each of the club’s four minor league teams. All rankings are per MLB Pipeline, unless otherwise noted.

Top story: Baseball America’s No. 2 farm system

Baseball America released its midseason farm system rankings last week, and you don’t need to scroll far to find the Pirates.

The Pirates have the publication’s second-ranked farm system, trailing only the Milwaukee Brewers. Pittsburgh has four top-100 prospects on Baseball America’s list: Double-A shortstop Konnor Griffin (No. 1), Triple-A right-hander Bubba Chandler (No. 15), newly drafted right-hander Seth Hernandez (No. 27), and Low-A outfielder Edward Florentino (No. 98)

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