“It’s common for a high school catcher to have to move to another position as a pro. Mathisen is the opposite, a player who’s played elsewhere for his high school team who almost certainly will go back behind the plate as a pro.”
That is what the 2012 draft report on Wyatt Mathisen said and with the 69th pick in the draft he became part of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ organization.
He was a well regarded draft pick and fangraphs ranked him #6 in 2013, ahead of players like Tyler Glasnow and Josh Bell, in a pretty good Pittsburgh’ farm system, and mentioned:
“After playing a few positions as a prep star (catcher, shortstop, pitcher), Mathisen has settled back behind the plate but is behind in his defensive development.