The Pittsburgh Pirates have selected Damien High School (La Verne, California) left-handed pitcher Eric Lodolo in the Lottery Round A portion of the Major League Baseball Draft at number 41.
If you read my Typical Neal Huntington Draft you would have seen the Pirates have taken four straight pitchers from 2009 to 2012, with only Jameson Taillon being a high school pitcher. I described how it’s just a baseline and who knows how their board will follow suit. The Pirates did something they rarely do, take a high school pitcher in the first round, and taking a left-handed pitcher early, the only other being Blake Taylor in 2013. The pick of left-handed pitcher Eric Lodolo doesn’t fit the…
