On Monday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected right-handed prep pitcher Quinn Priester with the 18th overall pick in the MLB Draft. The 18-year-old Priester has all the talent in the world, and is currently slated to play college baseball for TCU. With this likely to change, where does Priester project to fit in the Pirate farm system?
During Neal Huntington’s tenure as general manage, the Pirate farm system has been better known for its pitching than position players. Charlie Morton, Gerrit Cole, Jameson Taillon, Mitch Keller, Trevor Williams, and Tyler Glasnow are all names that come to mind as pitchers who have developed under Huntington’s watch.