With good young arms in the Pittsburgh Pirates system such as Tahnaj Thomas, Quinn Preister, Santiago Florez, and Cody Bolton, some fans have forgotten about Travis MacGregor. MacGregor is 22 years old and was drafted by the Pirates 68th overall in the 2016 MLB Draft out of East Lake High School in Florida. Some experts were confused by this pick due to MacGregor being ranked outside the top 200, but the Pirates saw something in him the others did not.
MacGregor’s debut season showed signs of promise with nine starts he pitched 31.