With their 13th round pick in the 2022 MLB draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates have selected left-handed pitcher Miguel Fulgencio from Cowley County CC.
Fulgencio played at a small school and he’s already 23 years old, but he does have a commitment to Oklahoma if he doesn’t sign. He was a star running back and an outfielder, who has just two years of actual mound experience. Despite being raw and older, he is a bit intriguing as a potential reliever due to his fastball that can get up to 96 MPH and what MLB Pipeline calls “a tight slider”. He put up strong results this year with a 1.75 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 45.1 innings. He has also shown some success in limited summer league work. He was born in the Dominican Republic. He was not among the top 250 prospects for Pipeline or the top 500 for Baseball America.
