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2012 Pirates Draft Prospects Rundown: 2/20
The first weekend of the 2012 NCAA Division I season is in the books, giving us our first look at some of the top 2012 draft prospects. A few of… Read more
2012 Draft Bonus Pools Are Set
Jim Callis of Baseball America has announced that the bonus pools for the 2012 MLB draft are set. The only player who could impact the potential bonuses would be Derrek… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Draft Prospect Trackers
In the past few years it has been easy to follow the potential draft prospects for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They were usually picking at the top of the draft, which… Read more
Baseball America Releases 2012 Top 100 Draft Prospects
Baseball America has released their pre-season top 100 draft prospects today, complete with scouting reports for each player. The Pirates will have four to five picks in the top 100,… Read more
What Compensation Picks Will the Pirates Receive?
The Pittsburgh Pirates are projected to receive as many as two free agent compensation picks in the 2012 draft. They received one for losing Ryan Doumit to the Minnesota Twins,… Read more
Pirates 2012 Draft Pool Still Unknown
Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com has another update on the draft bonus pools, noting that the Pittsburgh Pirates will have a draft bonus pool of $9,270,800 in 2012. The Pirates already… Read more
More Draft News
Jim Callis has some more draft details at Baseball America: -The draft has been reduced from 50 to 40 rounds. Most of the 41-50 picks are used on organizational players,… Read more
Draft Bonus Pool Updates
Jim Callis of Baseball America has two updates on the Draft Bonus Pools for the MLB draft under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Callis first reports that the bonus pool… Read more
Slot Value For Pirates 2012 First Round Pick
Jonathan Mayo has the slot values for the top ten picks in the first round of the 2012 draft under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Pittsburgh Pirates pick eighth… Read more
Potential Draft Bonus and Compensation Changes
Buster Olney provided several updates on the possible changes that could take place under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, which Olney reports is “on the ten-yard line”. -The big issue… Read more
