The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Cal Mitchell in 2017 in the second round out of Rancho Bernadaro high-school in San Diego, California. The highly-touted prospect would start in the Gulf Coast League, where he had 185 plate appearances; his slash line was .245/.351/.352 with 20 RBI’s.
In those 43 games, he didn’t show much power with a below-average ISO of .107, but his other advanced stats showed above-average tendencies with a wOBA .337, a BABIP of .303, and a wRC+ of 105. Although his stats were either average or a little above average, he showed tendencies of being a very capable hitter.