Last year, the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted right-handed prep pitcher Quinn Priester with the 18th overall pick. He ended up being the top high school pitcher taken in the draft even though there was a couple of other prep pitcher rated around the same as him. The Bucs are also getting another highly rated pitcher from the 2019 draft class.
One of the pieces coming back in the Starling Marte trade is right-handed pitching prospect, Brennan Malone. Malone was a potential first-round pick last year as he was rated the 20th best prospect in last year’s draft and the third-best prep pitcher in the class.