Tag: Sammy Siani

Baseball America continued their rankings of the top 20 prospects in every league throughout the minors on Friday afternoon. Today is the Gulf Coast League and the Pittsburgh Pirates have two of the top four prospects in the league. First round pick Quinn Priester ranks second for BA on today’s list. The 18-year-old (turned 19 […]

We posted the season recap for the GCL Pirates yesterday, where we mentioned 22 players of note. Today we look at the top ten prospects in more detail. Usually we use a limit of 20 innings pitched/10 relief appearances and 70 plate appearances to qualify for the short-season top ten lists, but this team played […]

The GCL Pirates finished their season on Wednesday with an 18-36 record, losing their final two games from the schedule due to the hurricane headed towards Florida. The GCL season was already cut back from a 60-game schedule to 56 games. The Pirates had a team filled with high school draft picks and players over […]

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time or loses his prospect eligibility (Kevin Newman, Nick Burdi and Bryan Reynolds), he will be removed from this list. Everyone below him will be shifted up a spot, and a new player will […]

The Gulf Coast League season begins on Monday, with a 56-game schedule for the GCL Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sending a talented group to the GCL this season, split between 2019 draft picks and some of the top prospects from the 2018 Dominican Summer League team. This roster is going to be changing as […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the signing of two draft picks on Friday night. They signed outfielder Sammy Siani, who was taken with the 37th overall pick in the draft. They also signed infielder Ernny Ordonez, who was taken in the 33rd round and announced as a third baseman. Siani had a commitment to Duke, while […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected four players on day one of the 2019 MLB draft, going with a prep pitcher in the first round, and three hitters with their next three picks. The first two picks were from the prep ranks, but the last two college hitters still have some upside to their game. With the […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected prep outfielder Sammy Siani from William Penn Charter School in Pennsylvania with the 37th overall pick of the 2019 draft on Monday night. He’s an 18-year-old, lefty hitting/throwing center fielder, who was ranked 43rd overall by MLB Pipeline. He draft slot amount is $1,999,300. Siani stands in at 6’0″, 195 pounds. […]