From 2010 to 2015, the Pittsburgh Pirates used a homegrown talent at second base. And when I say homegrown, I don’t just mean drafted and developed in the Pirates farm system. Neil Walker was born and raised in Pittsburgh. He eventually became one of the best second basemen in team history, but the question I want to ask is was he the best offensive second baseman the Pittsburgh Pirates ever had?
Walker, who was originally drafted as a catcher and moved to third base before landing at his final position of second base, made his debut in 2009, but received just 40 plate appearances, and didn’t do all that well.