Rule 5 Draft Prospect Profile: Robbie Glenndinning
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 position where the Pittsburgh Pirates are particularly deep at in the Minor Leagues is in the middle infield. Guys like O'neil Cruz and Stephen Alemais are atop the list knocking on the Major League door. However, below that group is followed by another young middle infield looking to make his Major League impact soon, Robbie Glendinning. When Glendinning first came to professional baseball, he wasn't a very strong hitter and struggled at the plate. However, now in his fourth season in the Pirates system, Glendinning has shown that he can be a consistent hitter at the top of the lineup. 2019 was his best season to date, but the lack of Minor League season in 2020 ended up hurting the young inf...