A Final Look at the Pittsburgh Pirates 2020 Draft Bonuses

The Pittsburgh Pirates have officially signed all of their 2020 Draft selections. Let’s take a look at the final numbers.

Entering the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates were given the fifth largest bonus amount to spend. The team was given a total of $11,154,500 to use on their draft class. Of course, the wrench in all of this was that the draft would be reduced from 40 rounds to five rounds, limiting teams with bigger bonus amounts opportunities to get creative with over-slot deals.

Still, given the circumstances, the Pittsburgh Pirates had a solid draft and added a lot of upside talent. They were able to get somewhat creative with their bonus pool and were very…