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Pittsburgh Pirates Receive Highest Competitive Balance Pick in 2018 Draft

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Major League Baseball announced the Competitive Balance picks on Thursday afternoon and the Pittsburgh Pirates received the 31st overall pick in the 2018 draft. That is the highest pick given out this year. The Pirates were guaranteed a high pick this year due to having a Comp Round B pick last year, which ended up being the 72nd overall pick. MLB no longer uses a lottery system to determine picks and the teams eligible for Competitive Balance picks alternate between Round A and Round B each year.

The Pirates already had the tenth overall pick in the draft this upcoming year due to their record during the 2017 season. That pick is guaranteed to stay at the tenth spot. The 31st overall pick could change however, based on what happens with free agents who signed qualifying offers. MLB Pipeline broke down the scenarios here and which free agents could affect the pick’s spot.

While the draft bonus slots won’t be announced for awhile, the 2017 amounts could serve as a guide for the approximate amount the Pirates will get for these two picks. The tenth overall pick in 2017 had a $4,376,800 price tag, while the 31st overall pick was worth $2,134,900.

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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