The Pittsburgh Pirates deepest position is any player up the middle. At the major league level, Adam Frazier and Kevin Newman are set to open up the 2020 season as the team’s primary second baseman and shortstop. But there are chances that could change early in the season are very high. Former first-round pick, shortstop Cole Tucker could take over at shortstop and push Newman to 2B, leaving Frazier as a utility man or trade bait.
But Tucker isn’t even close to the best minor league shortstop the Pirates have.