With their seventh round pick in the 2022 MLB draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected right-handed pitcher JP Massey out of Minnesota.
The Pirates are looking to save money with this pick, taking a 22-year-old college senior in Massey, who has a large 6’5″ frame, listed at 205 pounds. He played four years at Minnesota, where he made 22 starts and 21 relief appearances. He has shown poor control, with 106 walks in 123.2 innings, but there were some slight improvements in that area this year. He has a 6.70 career ERA, and was just slightly better at 6.52 this year. He has struck out 140 batters and hitters have batted .249 against him through his college career. He was not rated top 250 by Pipeline or top 500 by Baseball America.
Here’s a highlight video from 2020, which was his best season with a 4.66 ERA
