PITTSBURGH -- Since the day he was drafted in 2015, Kevin Kramer consistently hit for average and constantly got on base. The only thing missing, it seemed, was power.
It showed up last year. Kramer slashed .297/.380/.500 with six homers and 17 doubles over 53 games for Double-A Altoona in an injury-shortened age-23 season. That promising performance, combined with his pedigree as a second-round pick, was enough to earn Kramer the final spot on MLB Pipeline's list of Top 10 Second Base Prospects, which was announced Monday.
Kramer was the Pirates' third pick in 2015, behind shortstop Kevin Newman and third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes.