Tag: Cal Mitchell

BRADENTON, Fla. - Cal Mitchell set a goal prior to the 2021 season. "I told myself before the year that I wasn’t going to strike...

The outfield scene in the upper levels of the Pittsburgh Pirates' system has gotten crowded in the last year. The Pirates have added Canaan Smith-Njigba...

I like to think about a baseball farm system like an ocean. The shore is the Major League level, and from that vantagepoint, you can...

This is the big one.  There are good prospects throughout the Pirates' system, but probably no place will have the concentration of top ones...

Right field is one of those positions where MLB players typically start their careers off at a more challenging position. That's typically center field,...

At the start of the year, I moved across Bradenton, getting closer to Pirate City. That wasn't the goal of the move, just a...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted prep outfielder Cal Mitchell with the 50th overall pick in the 2017 MLB draft, which is their second pick...