Pirates Prospects · Jul 7, 2023
New Mock Draft from MLB Pipeline Has the Pirates Going for Pitching Over Hitting
We have been busy with new draft prospect rankings recently, posting updates from Keith Law/The Athletic, Kiley McDaniel/ESPN and Baseball America. They all had different rankings for the top five prospects in this draft class, which we sorted out here.
Jonathan Mayo from MLB Pipeline gives us a new mock draft to look at after seeing those rankings. He has the Pittsburgh Pirates using the first overall pick on LSU right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes.
Skenes had an incredible season, while helping LSU to a College World Series title. He went 12-2, 1.69 over 19 starts this year, with a 209:20 SO/BB ratio and an 0.75 WHIP over 122.2 innings.