The Competitive Balance Lottery was held on Wednesday and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended up with the sixth overall pick in the Comp A round. The final draft placement will depend on what happens in free agency this upcoming off-season, but in 2015, the sixth overall Comp A round pick ended up being the 42nd overall pick. Last year the Pirates were shutout during the lottery, failing to receive a pick in round A or B.
Receiving the extra pick will also mean a bigger draft pool for the Pirates to work with next year. Again, just going by 2015 placement, the 42nd pick was valued at $1,468,600 so the Pirates pick should be somewhere in that general area.