Laurila: Q&A with Pirates’ 2019 first-rounder Quinn Priester
From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on February 13, 2020:
Quinn Priester is a talented young right-hander with a lot to learn. Drafted 18th overall last summer by the Pittsburgh Pirates, he’s a 19-year-old Illinois native who came to pro ball with scant schooling on the baseball front. Unlike most high-profile preps, Priester didn’t have a pitching coach growing up.
He fared well in his inaugural efforts versus professional hitters. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound hurler got his feet wet with 36.2 innings split between the Gulf Coast League and short-season West Virginia, logging a 3.19 ERA while averaging over a strikeout per frame. Not that the numbers matter. What does is his potential. Our Pirates prospects list isn’t yet out, but you can expect to see Priester toward the top.
Read the full article here: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-conversation-with-pirates-2019-first-rounder-quinn-priester/
Originally published: February 13, 2020. Last Updated: February 13, 2020.