BRADENTON, Fla. — Connor Joe's journeyman career wasn't projected to transpire as such, at least not initially.
A first-round selection by the Pirates back in 2014, Joe was a highly coveted hitting prospect coming out of the University of San Diego, where he led the Toreros in homers and RBIs his junior year. But while he was scorching at the plate in sunny southern California, the now-versatile Joe had already got his first taste of moving around the field.
"It really started in college," Joe said. "I went into college as a middle infielder, played a little third base and then just by needs of the team, moved around and played first base, played outfield. And I caught a little bit in college, too."
