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New Mock Draft from MLB Pipeline Has the Pirates Going for Pitching Over Hitting

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We have been busy with new draft prospect rankings recently, posting updates from Keith Law/The Athletic, Kiley McDaniel/ESPN and Baseball America. They all had different rankings for the top five prospects in this draft class, which we sorted out here.

Jonathan Mayo from MLB Pipeline gives us a new mock draft to look at after seeing those rankings. He has the Pittsburgh Pirates using the first overall pick on LSU right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes.

Skenes had an incredible season, while helping LSU to a College World Series title. He went 12-2, 1.