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Pittsburgh Pirates Draft: A Look at Catcher Patrick Bailey

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The Pittsburgh Pirates Front Office wanted to add a top catching prospect this past offseason. They were unable to land one, so could they look to draft one?

The 2020 Major League Baseball Draft will take place on June 10th and 11th. This year’s draft will only be five rounds instead of the typical 40 rounds and the Pittsburgh Pirates have the seventh overall pick. According to reports, the Pittsburgh Pirates are focusing on college players and more specifically college hitters.

One thing that Ben Cherington made clear this offseason was that the previous regime left very little in terms of potential future catching talent.