There has been a lot of criticism thrown the Pittsburgh Pirates’ way this year, much of which is justified. Ben Cherington has been one of the biggest names to blame for the Pirates’ season. While he has been able to build up a solid pitching staff, the Pirates are averaging just about 3.3 runs per game, which is the lowest in baseball. Many of his position player pick-ups have been failures, but one who has been a massive success so far was his very first draft pick, Nick Gonzales.
Gonzales was selected seventh overall out of New Mexico State during the COVID-shortened 2020 draft.