Derek Shelton was stoked, all right.
And I'm not referring to his reflexive reaction, caught last night by the Pirates' social media people, to the team selecting New Mexico State slugger Nick Gonzales seventh overall in Major League Baseball's draft ...
Our Skipper @derekshelton is fired up for @Nick_Gonzales13!
Same.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/2Oht7iC5vi
— Pirates (@Pirates) June 11, 2020
Ben Cherington's
Derek Shelton meets fans at PiratesFest in December. - ALEX STUMPF / DKPS1. This guy's all right.
Rob Manfred announces the Pirates' pick at No. 7 overall. - GETTY2. Rob Manfred means business
Nick Gonzales. - TUCSCON DAILY3. Ben reaches for the ceiling.
Austin Hendrick
Sean Casey
markedly
Starling Marte
Liover Peguero
Brennan Malone,
Neal Huntington
Carmen Mlodzinski
Press box, PNC Park. - DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS4. Because ... baseball, dammit