Right-handed pitcher Nick Kingham has long been one of the top pitching prospects of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 2010 fourth-round draft pick is a former top-100 prospect who has fallen in prospect rankings, but not due to anything he has done wrong.
When the 2015 season began Nick Kingham appeared to be on the doorstep of the Major Leagues. He appeared primed to make a summer debut as Gerrit Cole did in 2013 and Jameson Taillon would go on to do in 2016. However, injuries would then begin to get in the way.