Bucs Dugout · Jun 13, 2020
What I like about the Nick Gonzales pick
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports With the seventh overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Nick Gonzales, a middle infielder out of New Mexico State.
Gonzales played a lot of second base for the Aggies. For the Pirates though, he will have the opportunity to stick at shortstop.
The true value of Gonzales begins and ends with his bat. In 128 career college games, the 21-year-old hit .399/.502/.747 with 37 home runs. During this past shortened season, Gonzales hit 12 home runs in 16 games. Don’t get too excited about the stats though. Most of these games were played in the not so elite Western Athletic Conference.