Pittsburgh Pirates: Two Young And Intriguing Catching Prospects

The Pittsburgh Pirates need to add catching talent to their minor league system. However, there are two young prospects who put together really nice seasons in 2019.

One area many thought the Pittsburgh Pirates would address during the 2020 MLB Draft was at catcher. However, the team ended up taking just one-hitter and five pitchers, and they have only signed one UDFA, who is also a pitcher. This was surprising being that Ben Cherington himself talked this offseason about needing to add more catching talent.

Maybe part of the reason he did not necessarily look to add catching talent is that there are two low-level catching prospects who had big 2019s. Both are teenage prospects, so they are…