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Day Three Recap: Why the Pirates Went College Heavy in the 2016 Draft

2016 Draft
The Pirates wrapped up the 2016 draft today by selecting 30 players. Out of those 30 players, only three were from high school. The...

Rounds 36-40: Pirates Complete Their Raid of East Tennessee State University

2016 Draft
The Pirates went a familiar route in the 38th round, taking their third player of the day from East Tennessee State University. They took...

Rounds 31-35: Pirates Draft a Prep Pitcher From Canada

2016 Draft
The Pirates did some deep scouting in these rounds, taking right-handed prep pitcher Austin Shields from St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Ontario, Canada....

Rounds 26-30: The Role That Late Round College Players Can Play

2016 Draft
There's not much to get excited about in this group of players, at least in terms of MLB upside. The odds of a player...

Rounds 21-25: Pirates Draft a Pair of Interesting Position Players

2016 Draft
It took 24 rounds until the Pirates drafted their first prep position player, and they broke that streak with third baseman Austin Bodrato. There's...

Rounds 16-20: Filling Out the Morgantown Roster

2016 Draft
There weren't any high upside guys taken in rounds 16-20, and that makes sense. The Pirates are going to be spending a lot on...

Rounds 11-15: Pirates Take a Highly Ranked Prep Pitcher to Start Day Three

2016 Draft
The Pirates took three prep pitchers on day one of the draft, selection Nick Lodolo in the competitive balance round, Travis MacGregor in the...

Morning Report: Don’t Overlook Day Three of the Draft

2016 Draft
Most of the excitement from the draft comes from the first day. That's where teams almost always get the best players from their draft...

Draft Day Two: Pirates Take a Prep Pitcher and Some Lottery Ticket College Players

2016 Draft
The Pirates had a good assortment of players on day two of the draft. They continued their early round trend, taking another prep pitcher...

Draft Rumors: Many of the Top Ten Picks Have Already Indicated They Will Sign

2016 Draft
Some rumors for the draft picks from the first two days. It appeared that the Pittsburgh Pirates saved some money on later picks, which...

Tenth Round: Pirates Draft RHP Matthew Anderson

2016 Draft
The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted right-handed pitcher Matthew Anderson out of Morehead State in the tenth round of the 2016 draft. He is a...

Ninth Round: Pirates Draft Center Fielder Clark Eagan

2016 Draft
The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted center fielder Clark Eagan out of the University of Arkansas in the ninth round of the 2016 draft. He...
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