Rule 5 Draft Prospect Profile: Francisco Acuna
The 2020 Rule 5 Draft is scheduled to take place on December 10th, 2020, as part of the Winter Meetings and the Pirates have some interesting prospects eligible. We will break down all the Rule 5 players and whether or not the Pirates should worry about losing them or not. One of the positions that the Pittsburgh Pirates are pretty deep at in the Minor Leagues is middle infield talent. You always hear about the guys who are near Major League ready, like O'Neill Cruz and Rodolfo Castro, but you rarely hear about the prospects in the low levels of the Minor Leagues. One of the guys looking to make his name known in 2021 is infielder Francisco Acuna. The 20-year-old was signed out of Columbia at just 17 and has been playing in Rookie ball in both the Dominican Summer League and the Appalachian League. During that time he has proven to be one of the best defensive players in Rookie Ball and has shown an ability to consistently hit for a high batting average. At just 20-year...