2017 Pittsburgh Pirates Draft Pick Signing Tracker

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Draft Recaps

Pirates Add to Their Strong Pitching Depth, and Fill a System Need on Day One

Pirates Go Heavy on College Hitters on Day Two of the 2017 MLB Draft

The Draft Bonus Pools Lead to a College Heavy Approach, But Still Room For Prep Players

Draft Pick Signings

6/16: Shane Baz

6/20: Jason Delay, Deon Stafford, Jared Oliva, Blake Weiman, Bligh Madris, Beau Sulser, Tristan Gray, Gavin Wallace, Nick Valaika

6/20: Calvin Mitchell, Conner Uselton

6/21: Alex Manasa, Brett Pope, Robbie Glendinning, Hunter Stratton, Will Reed, Lucas Tancas, Matt Seelinger, Ben Bengtson

6/22: Steven Jennings, Jake Webb, Hector Quinones, Ryan Valdes, Manny Bejerano

6/23: Shea Murray, Kyle Watson, Mason Ward, Ryan Peurifoy, Drew Fischer, Eddie Muhl

6/27: Cody Bolton, Chris Sharpe, Jesse Medrano

2017 Pittsburgh Pirates Draft Pick Signing Tracker

Round Pick Player Pos. Level School Commitment Signed? Slot Est. Bonus
1 12 Shane Baz RHP Prep Concordia Lutheran HS TCU YES $4,032,000 $4,100,000
2 42 Steven Jennings RHP Prep Dekalb County HS Mississippi  YES $1,635,500 $1,900,000
2 50 Cal Mitchell OF Prep Rancho Bernardo HS San Diego  YES $1,357,300  $1,357,300
B 72 Conner Uselton OF Prep Southmoore HS Oklahoma State  YES $804,000 $900,000
3 88  Dylan Busby 3B NCAA Jr Florida St.   YES $626,600 $575,000
4 118  Jason Delay  C  NCAA Sr Vanderbilt   YES $450,500 $100,000
5 148  Deon Stafford C NCAA Jr St Joseph’s   YES $336,500 $315,000
6 178 Cody Bolton RHP Prep Tracy HS Michigan  YES $255,900 $300,000
7 208  Jared Oliva CF NCAA Jr Arizona   YES $200,000  $200,000
8 238 Blake Weiman LHP NCAA Jr Kansas   YES $160,700  $150,000
9 268 Bligh Madris OF NCAA So Colorado Mesa U   YES $142,700 $130,000
10 298  Beau Sulser RHP NCAA Sr Dartmouth   YES $134,200 $5,000
11 328  Alex Manasa RHP JuCo  Jackson CC   YES   $155,000
12 358  Hunter Wolfe SS JuCo Walters State CC        
13 388  Tristan Gray  2B NCAA Jr Rice   YES   $125,000
14 418 Chris Sharpe CF NCAA So UMass Lowell    YES   $256,000
15 448  Gavin Wallace RHP NCAA Jr Fairfield   YES   $80,000
16 478  Hunter Stratton RHP JuCo Walters State CC    YES    
17 508  Mason Martin  RF  Prep Southridge HS  Gonzaga  YES    $350,000
18 538  Shea Murray  RHP  NCAA Sr Ohio State    YES   $12,500
19 568 Jacob Webb RHP Prep  Pittsburg HS Kansas St.  YES   $125,000
20 598  Will Reed RHP Juco Hartford CC   YES    
21 628  Robbie Glendinning  SS NCAA Jr U Missouri Columbia   YES    $105,000
22 658  Brett Pope SS NCAA Jr Western Carolina   YES   $80,000
23 688  Benjamin Bengtson SS NCAA Jr Hartford   YES   $50,000
24 718  Nick Valaika SS  NCAA Jr UCLA   YES   $100,000
25 748  Eddie Muhl RHP NCAA Sr George Washington    YES    
26 778  Lucas Tancas RF NCAA Jr Cal State Long Beach    YES    
27 808  David Lee RHP NCAA Jr Florida    YES    
28 838  Matt Seelinger RHP NCAA Sr Farmingdale State   YES   $2,000
29 868 Brock Deatherage  CF  NCAA Jr North Carolina St        
30 898  Manny Bejerano C  JuCo Broward College   YES    
31 928  Jesse Medrano  3B NCAA Sr Fresno St    YES    
32 958 Hector Quinones  RHP NCAA Sr Midway U   YES    $2,000
33 988  Ryan Valdes  RHP NCAA Sr South Florida   YES   $2,000
34 1018  Mason Ward  LHP  NCAA Sr Kennesaw St    YES    
35 1048  Drew Fischer  RHP NCAA Jr Amherst   YES    
36 1078  Ryan Hoerter  RHP  Prep Indian Trail  Auburn      
37 1108 Kyle Watson   SS NCAA Jr Ole Miss    YES    
38 1138 Christopher Peurifoy CF NCAA Sr Georgia Tech    YES    
39 1168 Mike Gretler 3B NCAA Jr Oregon St        
40 1198  Tyler Osik 3B JuCo Chipola  Stony Brook      
Number of Players Signed 37
Total Estimated Bonuses Paid $11,476,800
Draft Bonus Pool Remaining ($10,135,900 Pool) $0
Money Available For Over-Slot Deals (-$282,400)
Current Penalty For Going Over-Slot $211,800
Money Available For Over-Slot Deals W/O Losing Draft Pick (Up to 5.0% Over Draft Pool) $224,395