When the Pirates selected Bubba Chandler in the third round of the amateur draft, the selling point that convinced him to forgo his scholarship to play football at Clemson was that the team would allow him to develop as both a pitcher and a hitter.
While he was primarily scouted as a pitcher, rising to No. 20 on Baseball America’s top draft prospects, he was no slouch as a shortstop either, featuring a strong arm and some raw hitting tools that would have projected him to be a day two pick if he was just a position player.