Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Quinn Priester will likely be known as as much as make his main league debut Monday towards the Cleveland Guardians, a number of retailers reported Saturday
Priester, 22, was picked 18th total within the 2019 draft and had been Pittsburgh’s high pitching prospect till LSU right-hander Paul Skenes was drafted No. 1 total earlier this month.
In every of the previous three years, MLB Pipeline has ranked Priester inside its preseason top-100 prospects lists. The suitable-hander is at present the Pirates‘ No. 4 prospect and No. 54 total, per Pipeline
In his first full season at Triple-A Indianapolis this 12 months, Priester is 7-3 with a 4.31 ERA in 18 begins. He has struck out 84 batters and walked 35 in 87 2/3 innings.
He was pulled from his begin Friday evening after pitching one scoreless inning.
The Pirates might want to make additional strikes to open a spot for Priester on the 40-man roster
–Area Stage Media