At my local mall card show, I recently picked up a Nick Kingham Bowman Sterling Auto for a five spot. Not a bad price, for the Pirates fourth best pitching prospect (Taillon, Glasnow, and Heredia are all ahead). On most teams top 10 propects, Kingham has the stuff to be a top 3-5 prospect, but on a loaded farm system like what the Pirates have, he's currently ranked 9th.
Kingham posted a 2.89 ERA over two leagues last year (A and AA) with 144 strikeouts in 143 innings while allowing a low .233 batting average against. The 21 year old will likely begin the season in AA with a quick callup to AAA when Jameson Taillon makes his MLB debut.
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