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The Pirates have made fourteen selections in the supplemental round of the draft and have made the first overall selection five times (1986, 1996, 2002, 2011, 2021). [ 3 ] [ 9 ] The Pirates will also have the first overall pick in the upcoming 2023 Major League Baseball draft after winning the inaugural draft lottery.
On November 14, 2023, the Pirates added Cheng to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [14] [15] Prior to the start of the 2024 season, he was ranked the seventeenth-best Pirates prospect by MLB Pipeline. [16] Cheng was optioned to Double–A Altoona to begin the year. [17]
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Delay in the fourth round, with the 118th overall selection, of the 2017 MLB draft. [5] He signed with the Pirates for a $100,000 signing bonus. [6] Delay spent his first professional season with the rookie–level Bristol Pirates and Low–A West Virginia Black Bears, hitting .228 in 34 combined appearances. [7]
Marte was added to the Pirates 40-man roster on November 18, 2011. [12] Marte was ranked number 73 on Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects list in February 2012 [13] and number 56 on Baseball Prospectus's Top 101 Prospect list in February 2012. [14]
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Bolton in the sixth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. [5] [7] He signed with the team, receiving a $300,000 bonus and forgoing his college commitment. [8] Bolton made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Pirates. In nine starts, he pitched to a 3.16 ERA.
Baz spent 2017 with the Gulf Coast League Pirates, posting an 0–3 record with a 3.80 ERA in 23 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings pitched. [12] MLB.com ranked Baz as Pittsburgh's third best prospect going into the 2018 season. [13] He pitched for the Bristol Pirates of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. [14]
On January 15, 2018, the Giants traded Reynolds, Kyle Crick, and $500,000 of international bonus slot money to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Andrew McCutchen and cash considerations. [8] MLB.com ranked Reynolds as Pittsburgh's sixth best prospect going into the 2018 season. [9] Reynolds began 2018 with the Pirates Double-A team the ...
The Pirates announced Wednesday on social media that they are calling up right-hander Paul Skenes, the organization's top pitching prospect and a top-10 prospect across all of MLB. 5.11.24 pic ...