Pirates fans should be excited about the future of their team’s pitching staff, as they have several electric arms in the minor leagues. With pitchers Mitch Keller, Quinn Priester, Tahnaj Thomas and Cody Bolton comprising four of their top six prospects, there is optimism for the future of the Pirates rotation.
Cody Bolton represents the Pirates pitching prospect who made the largest jump in terms of development last season. This comes as somewhat of a surprise, given where Bolton was drafted by the Pirates.
Drafted by Pittsburgh in 2017 out of Tracy High School in Tracy, California, Bolton came into the draft as a highly regarded prep pitcher.