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Reese McGuire and Elias Diaz Rank Among the Top Catching Prospects

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MLB Pipeline released their list of the top ten catching prospects on Thursday night and both Reese McGuire and Elias Diaz made the list. McGuire came in fourth overall, while Diaz finished two spots below him. Earlier this week, MLB Pipeline named McGuire the top defensive catcher among minor league prospects, edging out Diaz.

Besides the plus defense from both catchers, they each got some praise for their offense. Pipeline said that McGuire showed improvements during the AFL, making consistent contact and showing gap power, while Diaz should at least be an average hitter according to scouts. Both players have strong enough defense that they will still make the majors if their bats don’t reach their ceiling, and they could still be solid regulars. The upside for McGuire would be a little higher due to their difference in age.

On Tuesday, Tyler Glasnow was named the second best right-handed pitching prospect. No one from the Pirates made the top left-handed pitching prospect list on Wednesday.

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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