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Pirates Sign Their 40th Round Draft Pick, Plus Update on Previously Reported Signing

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 40th round draft pick Daniel Zamora, a left-handed pitcher out of SUNY Stony Brook. He was teammates with catcher Kevin Krause, who was drafted in the ninth round last year by the Pirates. Zamora is 22 years old, though he has missed some time, sitting out the entire 2014 season due to a torn labrum. He is said to throw a fastball with a lot of movement that sits in the high-80’s, with a nice curve/change mix to go along with excellent control. Zamora was drafted out of high school by the Blue Jays in the 27th round in 2012.

You can view his player page here. The draft tracker has been updated.

The Pirates have also seemed to hit a snag with 17th round pick Austin Sodders. He signed last Monday, but by Tuesday he had a change of heart and it appears as of right now, that he is no longer signed. His transaction was taken off the Pirates’ site, he was changed to unsigned on the Pirates’ draft tracker and his page on MiLB was taken down.

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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