At one point in time it appeared that Nick Kingham would spend multiple seasons as a rotation anchor for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Unfortunately, things have gone awry.
Entering both the 2014 and 2015 seasons, Kingham was a top-100 prospect in all of baseball. MLB Pipeline, Baseball America, and Baseball Prospectus all raved about Kingham and his changeup. However, things have not gone according to plan for the former 4th round draft pick.
In 2015 Kingham appeared to be knocking on the door of the Majors, but six starts into his season at AAA he would undergo Tommy John Surgery.