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Pirates Prospects Daily: Austin Hedges Leadership Showing Early In Camp

One of the key focuses this offseason for the Pittsburgh Pirates was to add some veteran leadership in the clubhouse, and they brought in quite a few.

Obviously, Andrew McCutchen gets the most attention as he joins the organization for the second time, after spending the first part of his career here in Pittsburgh. We even saw Rich Hill doing a little mentoring on his own.

There aren’t many catchers who have been as good defensively as Austin Hedges over the past couple of years and he’s quickly showing his value when it comes to his work with the pitching staff.