In the 5th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected left-handed pitcher Brandon Waddell. Waddell was drafted out of one of the best college baseball programs in the country – the University of Virginia.
After battling injuries in 2017, Brandon Waddell finished the season making 17 starts. 15 of these 17 starts came at the Double-A level. As 2018 approaches Waddell will be pitching on the door of Triple-A and he is a Pirate prospect to watch in 2018.
During the 2017 season Brandon Waddell pitched 66 innings in 15 starts for the Double-A Altoona Curve.