The Pittsburgh Pirates went extremely college heavy during the 2022 draft. Overall, they signed 19 of their 21 draft picks, and of those 17 came from the college ranks.
They also focused on pitching with a few position players sprinkled along the way, one of which was fifth round pick Tres Gonzalez.
The outfielder from Georgia Tech wrapped up a very successful college career, finishing with an .888 OPS, despite not hitting for much power. In 571 plate appearances on campus, Gonzalez finished with just eight home runs and 40 overall extra-base hits.
Seen as a more of a contact (55 hit grade on MLB Pipeline) and speed (60 run) guy, that isn’t much of a surprise.