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Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Outfielder Fernando Villegas from Mexico

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed 19-year-old outfielder Fernando Villegas as an international amateur free agent out of Mexico on Friday afternoon. He recently completed a...

Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Hard-Throwing Lefty from the Dominican

Pirates Prospects has learned that the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed left-handed pitcher Estalin Ortiz from the Dominican Republic. He's 19 years old and stands...

Pittsburgh Pirates Continue to Spend International Bonus Pool Money; Add Colombian Shortstop

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed three international players on Wednesday, making it 41 players total signed since July 2nd. That number doesn't include two pitchers...

Pittsburgh Pirates Sign 16-Year-Old Catching Prospect Yeison Ceballo; Scout Outfielder from Mexico

Pirates Prospects has learned that the Pittsburgh Pirates signed 16-year-old catching prospect Yeison Ceballo on Sunday. Ceballo participated in the Dominican Prospect League, which...

Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Projectable Right-Handed Pitcher from the Dominican

Pirates Prospects has learned that on Thursday, the Pittsburgh Pirates made their first international free agent signing since Junior Vizcaino took over the Director...

International Notes: Ohtani, Braves Free Agents and a Pitcher from Japan

The Pittsburgh Pirates were one of 23 teams eliminated from the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes last night, with the timing of the announcement perhaps helping...

The Pirates Have Some Upcoming Decisions to Make Regarding Their International Bonus Pool Money

Earlier this month, we gave an update on the amount of money the Pittsburgh Pirates had remaining in their 2017-18 international bonus pool and...

What Could the Remaining International Bonus Pool Money Mean for the Pittsburgh Pirates?

On Wednesday, the Associated Press announced the remaining international bonus pool totals in an article about Japanese superstar Shohei Otani. The point of the...

The Pittsburgh Pirates 2017 International Signing Tracker

Since the July 2nd international signing period began, the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed a total of 28 players. Our international signing tracker has been...

New Information on July 2nd Players Signed This Year by the Pittsburgh Pirates

Back on July 2nd, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed a total of 20 international players. Teams don't really announce international signings too often. They are...

Pittsburgh Pirates Sign the Younger Brother of Prospect Sherten Apostel

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 17-year-old first baseman Shendrik Apostel, who is the younger brother of prospect Sherten Apostel. The younger Apostel is a...

Pittsburgh Pirates Were Very Active on First Day of International Signings

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been very active today according to Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com, signing a total of 20 players already. We heard the...

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