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2012 Draft

In a week and a half, the Pittsburgh Pirates will open their regular season against the Miami Marlins. Their roster is still taking shape, with late additions Michael A. Taylor and Domingo German recently being added...
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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pirates Sign 16th Round Pick Max Moroff for $300,000

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 16th round pick Max Moroff, Pirates Prospects has learned. Last night I reported that the Pirates were close to...

Pirates Expected to Sign Eighth Rounder Kevin Ross

Kendall Rogers at Perfect Game reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates are expected to sign eighth round pick Kevin Ross. Rogers says that the University...

Pirates Sign 18th Round Pick For $25 K Over Slot

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 18th round pick John Kuchno for $125 K, according to Jim Callis of Baseball America. Kuchno is a hard...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Draft Pick Signing Deadline Preview

Almost one year ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed 2011 third round pick Alex Dickerson. There was nothing special about the timing of the deal....

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