PITTSBURGH — The Pirates’ cadre of promising young starting pitchers has been one of the hallmarks of the team’s prospect pool for the last few years.
From first-round draft picks Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon to high-upside prep pitchers like Tyler Glasnow and Nick Kingham to reliable college arms such as Chad Kuhl and Steven Brault, the Pirates have plenty of pitching talent — and that’s just amongst those close to the majors.
So it was easy for Trevor Williams to get lost in the shuffle. To begin with, the Pirates acquired Williams in perhaps the most unconventional of fashions.