Following a pair of pitchers, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ third-round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft was a catcher, Easton Carmichael. Carmichael did very well in his college career, and was a top 100 draft prospect according to both MLB Pipeline and Baseball America. Given Carmichael’s talent, we may see him replace one of the Pirates’ in-house catchers sooner rather than later.
Carmichael’s final season at the University of Oklahoma saw him slash .329/.398/.613. While Carmichael only had a 9.1% walk rate, he struck out just 17.4% of the time. The backstop went yard 17 times with an isolated slugging percentage of .