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Pirates Sign 21st Round Pick Jordan Steranka
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 21st round pick Jordan Steranka out of Penn State. The team agreed to a deal with the third baseman over the summer and prior to… Read more
Pirates Get A First Round Compensation Pick In the 2013 Draft
Major League Baseball held their first Competitive Balance Lottery today, awarding compensation picks to small market and low revenue teams. The Pittsburgh Pirates received the second pick in the first… Read more
Pirates Ranked 28th in Draft Spending
Here’s a phrase we haven’t used lately: the Pittsburgh Pirates finished near the bottom in draft spending this year. Baseball America has released the team by team figures, and the… Read more
Details On Tomorrow’s Competitive Balance Lottery
Tomorrow at 1:30 PM EST, MLB will hold their first Competitive Balance Lottery, awarding draft picks to small market and low revenue teams. Jonathan Mayo has the details of the… Read more
Pirates Draft Signing Recap: Is the System to Blame For Appel Not Signing?
The Pittsburgh Pirates are facing a problem that they haven’t faced in the last several years: they were unable to reach a deal with a draft pick that was considered… Read more
Pirates Don’t Sign Mark Appel
UPDATE 5:15 PM: Jon Heyman has a statement from Mark Appel: “After much thought, prayer & analysis of both opportunities, I came to the conclusion the best decision is to… Read more
Pirates Sign Eighth Round Pick Kevin Ross
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed eighth round pick Kevin Ross for $130 K, per Kendall Rogers. That amount is $8,200 under his slot price. We heard earlier that Ross was expected… Read more
Draft Signing Updates: Thomas, Hurst
Mark Appel didn’t sign. Here’s more news. **Fourth round pick Brandon Thomas also didn’t sign. He will return to Georgia Tech for his senior year. **17th round pick Hayden Hurst… Read more
Less Than An Hour To Go: Brandon Thomas, Walker Buehler, Slot Prices
Less than an hour to go before the MLB draft signing deadline. Here are some quick hits. **I just heard back from a source with Georgia Tech saying that the… Read more
Mark Appel Rumors: Moving on From Appel?
UPDATE 4:04 PM: With less than a hour to go, all signs point to the Pirates moving on from Mark Appel. I’ve confirmed through sources that 16th round pick Max… Read more
