Hitting prospects I like in the 2024 MLB Draft

Taking a look at some eligible hitters in the 2024 MLB Draft

Jul 13, 2024

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We’ve already looked at some of the top players that could be available as the ninth overall pick for the Pirates and some of the top pitchers that they could target later on, so today, we will focus on some additional hitters.

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MLB Draft 2024: Who will the Pittsburgh Pirates take at 1.9?

The 2024 MLB Draft is just a few days away, and it is still hard to figure out what the teams may do at the top. For the Pittsburgh Pirates, who own the ninth overall pick, there is no shortage of possible outcomes regarding who may be available. There are a few names that few believe there is a possibility that they slip as far as the ninth pick for the Pirates to pick, but even outside of them, there is a group of potentially 10 players that make a case to get selected…

4 months ago · 4 likes · 47 comments · Anthony Murphy

There are a few names here that would probably have to be grabbed with the 37th overall pick, the rest would be somewhere during day two, maybe even early day three.

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2024 MLB Draft: Pitchers to watch that the Pirates could target

Yesterday, we reviewed the options the Pirates will have with the ninth overall pick, so now we shift to past the first round, specifically at the pitchers. The Pirates have become quite the pitching factor, with Paul Skenes and Jared Jones in the majors and names like Bubba Chandler, Thomas Harrington, and Patrick Reilly all working their way up in the minors…

4 months ago · 2 likes · 6 comments · Anthony Murphy

When approaching this, I wanted to take a look at players that were athletic and more likely to stick around a premium position/up the middle of the field (C/MIF/OF) or could slug.

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