From the start of the trend with the Atlanta Braves and Ronald Acuna Jr. to the latest deal between Kristian Campbell and the Boston Red Sox, MLB teams have shifted to heavily pursuing pre-free agency extensions with young stars.
The Pirates, who should prioritize Paul Skenes first before what would be a remarkable free agent cycle, could look into that with another young pitching prospect.
Bubba Chandler should make his debut this season for the Pirates and shows every sign of being a projectable frontline pitcher in this league. There’s few desired commodities quite like controllable young pitching and the Pirates could follow this trend to capitalize on Chandler’s production.
Chandler starts the season with Triple-A Indianapolis with a real chance to impact the Pirates in 2025.
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