If you read my Typical Neal Huntington Draft you would have seen the Pirates have taken four straight pitchers from 2009 to 2012, with only Jameson Taillon being a high school pitcher. I described how it’s just a baseline and who knows how their board will follow suit. The Pirates did something they rarely do, take a high school pitcher in the first round, and taking a left-handed pitcher early, the only other being Blake Taylor in 2013. The pick of left-handed pitcher Eric Lodolo doesn’t fit the Pittsburgh Pirates previous drafts, but it is an aggressive pick, something the Pittsburgh Pirates have never been shy about under Huntington.
Pittsburgh Pirates: How Eric Lodolo Fits
