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New Mock Draft from Baseball America has Pirates Going for a College Outfielder

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Baseball America released their second mock draft on Thursday, though this is the first one in which they went past the tenth overall pick. The Pirates have the 12th overall pick when the draft starts on June 12th and according to John Manuel’s mock draft, he has them going with Virginia outfielder Adam Haseley.

Haseley has been the best college hitter according to Manuel, although he says that scouts remain skeptical of his power and ability to play center field in the future. Through 40 games this season, Haseley is hitting .407/.508/693, with 11 homers and nine steals in 13 attempts. He’s also a starting pitcher, and has posted a 3.31 ERA in nine starts.

BA has an article worth checking out about Haseley, comparing him with Jeren Kendall and their ability to make contact. In 184 plate appearances, Haseley has struck out just 14 times, while drawing 31 walks. Kendall is the type of player that scouts dream on due to his tools, but he has a lot of swing and miss to his game and there are some questions on how it will translate to pro ball. Still, BA has him going ninth to the Brewers. Haseley’s best tool besides his arm would be his bat.

Here’s a video of Haseley from earlier this month against the best team in college baseball (yes, I’m a biased Louisville fan):

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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