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Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Five Draft Picks, Including 42nd Overall Pick Steven Jennings

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The Pittsburgh Pirates signed their 42nd overall draft pick on Thursday night, right-handed prep pitcher Steven Jennings. They have also signed right-handed prep pitcher Jake Webb who was taken in the 19th round and had a commitment to Kansas State. They have now signed 22 players total, including ten of their 12 picks in the top ten rounds. The remaining unsigned picks are sixth round pick Cody Bolton, who has indicated he is signing, and third round pick Dylan Busby, who was involved in the College World Series until last night, so he will be at least a week before he signs.

You can find the player page for each player here:

Steven Jennings

Jake Webb

Just like yesterday, we could hear more signings before the night is through. Check back for updates, including possible bonus numbers later on.

The draft tracker has been updated. Jim Callis reports that Jennings received an over-slot deal of $1.9 M.

UPDATE 8:25 PM: The Pirates also added 30th round pick Manny Berejano, 32nd rounder Hector Quinones and 33rd rounder Ryan Valdes. Berejano was the only one with college eligibility remaining. There will be more signings tomorrow, well at least one that I’m sure of, but most likely another group. All five players have been assigned to the GCL.

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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