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Updated Draft Bonus Information After Grant Ford Receives Over-Slot Bonus

Jim Callis from MLB Pipeline announced the signing bonus for fifth round pick Grant Ford. The Pittsburgh Pirates gave the right-handed pitcher $422,500 to...

Pirates Sign Eight More Draft Picks

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they have signed eight more draft picks on Thursday night, bringing their total up to 23 players signed out...

Draft Pick Bonuses Announced for Seventh and Tenth Round Picks; Eight Draft Picks Signed Today

Jim Callis from MLB Pipeline has been posting bonus amounts all day today on Twitter. The Pittsburgh Pirates signed six draft picks last night...

Pirates Sign Six Draft Picks Taken in the Top Ten Rounds

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed second round pick Matt Gorski according to Jim Callis. He received a $1,000,000 bonus, which is $243,600 below slot....

Pirates Sign First Round Pick Quinn Priester

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Monday night that they have signed first round pick Quinn Priester, an 18-year-old right-handed pitcher from Cary-Grove HS in...

2019 Draft Day Three Recap: The Pirates Took Some Interesting Prep Players, Can They Sign Them?

Day three of the draft is crazy to cover. The picks come in rapid-fire style, and by the time you're done researching one pick,...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2019 Draft: Day Three Thread

The 2019 MLB draft concludes today with rounds 11-40. In the past, day three would mostly be lower level roster fillers and lottery ticket...

Looking at Possibilities for the 11th Round Pick and Beyond

As pointed out this morning, the Pittsburgh Pirates look like they will have some draft bonus pool money to spend outside of the tenth...

2019 Draft Day Two Recap: Pirates Once Again Go Heavy on College Players

This year I stopped calling the current draft rules the "new draft rules". That's because they've been in place for eight years now, and...

Tenth Round: Pirates Draft Notre Dame Right-Handed Pitcher Cameron Junker

With their tenth round pick, the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted right-handed pitcher Cameron Junker out of Notre Dame. He's 21 years old and stands in...

Ninth Round: Pirates Draft Shortstop Ethan Paul

The Pittsburgh Pirates have selected Vanderbilt shortstop Ethan Paul in the ninth round of the 2019 draft. This is actually the second time in...

Eighth Round: Pirates Select Right-Handed Pitcher Austin Roberts

With their eighth round pick in the 2019 MLB draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected right-handed pitcher Austin Roberts out of Sacramento State. He's 20...

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