Friday’s action in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system featured a great outing from 2021 third round pick Bubba Chandler, the returns of Nick Gonzales and Roansy Contreras to games in the minors, and the system debut of Estuar Suero in the FCL — after the outfielder was acquired recently at the trade deadline.
Player of the Day
BUBBA CHANDLER, RHP, GREENSBORO
Chandler is in his first year of being exclusively a pitcher. This is also his second year of being exclusively a one-sport athlete. For a former multi-sport athlete who played both sides of baseball, his focus has been drastically narrowed in two years.