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Seventh Round: Pirates Draft Oregon Third Baseman Mitchell Tolman

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted Oregon third baseman Mitchell Tolman in the seventh round. He’s listed at either 5′ 11″ or 6′ 0″ and around 190-195 pounds. He’s a good hitter with gap power, hitting 20 doubles to tie for the conference lead this year. He’s a left-handed hitter, and improved his K/BB ratios this year, with 44 walks and 40 strikeouts in 231 at-bats. He hit for a .325/.457/.468 line this season.

Once again, this is a typical Pirates pick. You’ve got a good contact hitter with advanced plate patience who is limited to gap power. He plays a premium defensive position, and might not stick there, profiling better as a future utility player. Baseball America says he has enough arm strength and the hands for third, but needs to improve his first-step quickness. The Pirates don’t have many third base options, so he won’t have much of a challenge for playing time at third in Morgantown this year.

This could be another under-slot pick, although probably only to get a few thousand dollars. The Pirates took that approach last year, going under-slot on a lot of day two guys, but only in small amounts for each pick. The result was that they were able to sign Gage Hinsz in the 11th round to a big over-slot deal.

Mitchell Tolman’s Player Page

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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