Pittsburgh Pirates Should Be Aggressive With Nick Gonzales

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Entering the 2021 MLB Draft many scouts had infielder Nick Gonzales as a top five player in the draft. Gonzales wound up going undrafted through the first six picks of the draft, which allowed him to fall into the lap of the Pittsburgh Pirates at number seven.

With no minor league season to go play in, Gonzales spent the rest of his summer and early fall in the Pirates’ alternate training site in Altoona. While in Altoona, it did not take Gonzales long to start impressing the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The 21-year-old Gonzales is a hitting machine. FanGraphs already ranks him as the organization’s 5th best prospect, and 80th best in all of baseball.…