Autographs from the Field: Jason Delay, c, Pittsburgh Pirates

Jason Delay was drafted twice while playing at Vanderbilt University.

11th round pick in 2016 by the San Fransisco Giants
4th round pick in 2017 by the Pittsburgh Pirates

He has not been a great hitter as a pro, with a career line of .237/.314/.340 with 11 HR. Despite a weak bat he still advanced to AA this season and managed to have his best pro season to date, with career highs in HR (8) and OPS (.684). He also struck out a career-high 62 times (with only 13 walks).

Delay makes up for his weak hitting with a plus glove and great game-calling skills. He is the perfect organizational catcher and I would not be surprised to see him make the majors at some point on these tools alone.

Register Batting
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	G	AB	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2014	19	-1.4	Vanderbilt	SEC	NCAA	47	114	0	13	17	32	.246	.374	.325	.699
2015	20	-0.5	Vanderbilt	SEC	NCAA	37	99	1	24	10	20	.283	.373	.394	.767
2015	20	0.0	Bourne	CCBL	Smr	14	42	0	3	4	11	.310	.420	.310	.730
2016	21	0.4	Vanderbilt	SEC	NCAA	45	149	1	31	7	35	.248	.296	.336	.631
2016	21	1.0	Cotuit	CCBL	Smr	15	47	2	3	1	11	.191	.255	.340	.595
2017	22	1.3	Vanderbilt	SEC	NCAA	59	207	2	41	18	44	.309	.381	.444	.826
2017	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A-	34	123	1	12	13	15	.228	.345	.301	.646
2017	22	0.9	West Virginia	NYPL	A-	5	16	0	0	0	2	.063	.118	.125	.243
2017	22	1.7	Bristol	APPY	Rk	29	107	1	12	13	13	.252	.375	.327	.702
2018	23	0.6	Bradenton	FLOR	A+	67	219	2	21	21	51	.247	.325	.301	.627
2019	24	0.0	Altoona	EL	AA	67	231	8	37	13	63	.234	.286	.398	.684
2019	24	1.9	Peoria	AZFL	Fal	11	32	0	1	4	9	.094	.216	.125	.341
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	G	AB	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Mino	Mino	Mino	Mino		Minors	168	573	11	70	47	129	.237	.314	.340	.654
NCAA	NCAA	NCAA	NCAA		NCAA	188	569	4	109	52	131	.276	.356	.383	.740

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 10/31/2019.

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Autographs from the Field: Jason Delay, c, Pittsburgh Pirates