PITTSBURGH (93.7 The FAN) - The Major League Baseball draft is a relative unknown to most baseball fans.
You may have researched a player and learned more about him when it seemed like your team was going to draft him, but rarely are fans watching these guys in college, let alone high school.
The PM Team turned to Baseball America's Ben Badler to get the expert opinion on the Pirates first round draft choice, Nick Gonzalez out of New Mexico State.
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June 11, 2020 Perhaps the best way to learn about a player is to find out which Major Leaguer they are most like, and Badler had a comparison that should excite Pirates fans.
Click the audio link below to hear who the comparison is and for a full Baseball America breakdown on Gonzales.