Occasionally in my writing I go down a rabbit hole. This phenomenon generally occurs when I try to expand my knowledge of the game by asking smart baseball people to allow me to delve into their minds. Recently I began traversing one of these as I tried to see through a player’s lens just what they thought were the keys to being a successful pitcher. I wanted
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Remember the name Mason Martin
During the 2019 season, one of the highlights for the Pittsburgh Pirates player development system was the emergence of first base prospect Mason Martin. In addition to being named an organizational All-Star, he was honored as the Pirates Minor League Player of the Year and nominated for a MiLBY (Minor League Baseball Yearly) award as Offensive Player of the Year. Not too shabby at all for a kid taken in the 17th round of
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