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Pirates Agree to Terms With Seventh Round Pick
The Pittsburgh Pirates will agree to terms with seventh round pick Jacob Stallings, Pirates Prospects has learned. The deal isn’t a big surprise, as Stallings was a college senior. The… Read more
Pirates Reportedly Agree to Deals With Three Players
We’ve heard that the Pittsburgh Pirates have started talking with their draft picks. Third round pick Jon Sandfort was on 93.7 The FAN the other day, and told John Seibel,… Read more
Mark Appel Has Bad Start in Super Regional Game
Mark Appel was pitching for Stanford tonight in the Super Regional against Florida State. The Pirates’ number one draft pick was cruising through three innings, giving up a walk and… Read more
Draft Day Three Recap: Prep Players, Pittsburgh Kids, and Tommy John
The 2012 Major League Baseball Draft concluded today with rounds 16-40. Day one is the best chance to see a potential star being drafted, with a lot of top talent… Read more
Rounds 36-40: Pirates Close Out Draft With Pittsburgh Kid
The Pirates closed out the draft with five prep players in rounds 36-40, making their last seven players prep picks. The final pick was Zarley Zalewski, a third baseman and… Read more
Rounds 31-35: Most of These Prep Players Won’t Sign
The Pirates took a few interesting prep guys in rounds 31-35. It might be tough to sign most of them, considering the $100,000 cap on each individual bonus after round… Read more
Rounds 26-30: Pirates Take A Potential Late Inning Reliever
When you get to this point in the draft, you’re looking for one of three things. Good tools, good stats, or a good name. The Pirates got that last part… Read more
Rounds 21-25: Improving the State College Relationship?
With the 21st round pick, the Pittsburgh Pirates took Penn State third baseman Jordan Steranka. He’s a senior, so he’s a lock to sign. Considering the recent issues with the… Read more
Rounds 16-20: Pirates Go Heavy on Pitching
The Pittsburgh Pirates went heavy on right handed pitchers in rounds 16-20, taking a pitcher in four of their five picks. Below are the reports on each player. For more… Read more
Draft Day Three Preview: Don’t Count Out Day Three Picks
Almost every draft article I’ve written has started with something along the lines of “the following changes have been made this year due to the new Collective Bargaining Agreement”. The… Read more
