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Pirates Sign Fifth Round Pick Logan Hofmann

2020 Draft

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The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Saturday afternoon that they have signed fifth round pick Logan Hofmann. He’s the second draft pick signed by the Pirates so far. They have until August 1st to get the other four players signed. First round pick Nick Gonzales signed three days ago.

Jim Callis has the bonus info

As expected, he signed for well under the slot amount, with the leftover amount reportedly earmarked for second round pick Jared Jones, who will require an over-slot deal to pass on a commitment to Texas.

In addition to the information in the Callis tweet, we also learned that Hofmann throws four pitches now, also mixing in a slider and a changeup. He credits his success this year to better command of his pitches.

Here’s our article from when Hofmann was drafted

Here’s our draft tracker

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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