The MLB Draft is approaching quickly, and the Pirates need to continue to hit on their draft picks to save the organization. Pittsburgh obviously cannot rely on free agent spending or landing franchise-flipping returns in every trade, so the draft has become extremely important to their process.
Justin Horowitz was hired after the 2023 season as the director of amateur scouting. He was in charge of overseeing the draft strategy in 2024, and that has appeared to be an early success. Konnor Griffin is already the top prospect in baseball after not getting selected until the ninth pick.