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Pittsburgh Pirates: Thoughts on the 2019 Draft Class

The Pittsburgh Pirates had an opportunity to bring in some high upside players this year during the Major League Baseball Draft. The team had four picks (two extra) on the first night of the draft. The team had the 18th overall pick along with an overall draft bonus allotment of $9.94 million. This allotment was the 11th highest amount in the league, so how did they make out in this year’s draft?

At the top, the Pittsburgh Pirates did what everyone seemed to think they would, they drafted prep right-hander Quinn Priester. Priester was mocked to the Bucs by Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs.