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More Draft Bonus Information for the Pirates

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Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo from MLB Pipeline posted some bonus information for two Pittsburgh Pirates draft picks on Wednesday morning. Here’s the info from them:

Eighth round pick JP Massey:

Ninth round pick Mike Walsh

Both players signed for under slot, though Massey got a lot more than you would expect from a 22-year-old senior. That’s usually a combo age/class that gets between $5,000 and $50,000 to sign. Our draft tracker is updated. The Pirates signed four players last night, bringing their total to 14 players signed out of 21 total draft picks. They still need to sign Termarr Johnson and fourth round pick Michael Kennedy to round out the top ten picks and both are expected to sign. We are also waiting on the bonus number for Tanner Tredaway. The signing deadline is Monday at 5 PM. The Pirates now stand at $548,400 for over-slot picks without going into the penalty (tax on 5% overage) and $1,235,465 including the 5% overage allowed before severe penalty.

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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