The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced they have signed shortstop Cole Tucker, who was the 24th overall selection in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. The announcement was made by Senior Vice President and General Manager Neal Huntington and Pirates Director of Scouting Joe DelliCarri. “Today is another great day in the process of procuring talent for the Pirates organization,” said DelliCarri. “We are excited to be able to have the opportunity to grow and develop the skillsets Cole Tucker ... Read More
Pirates Sign Seven More Draft Picks
The Pittsburgh Pirates today signed the following players from the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. The announcement was made by Joe DelliCarri, Pirates Director of Scouting. (Round 4) Taylor Gushue - C (6-1/215) University of Florida Affiliate: Jamestown Was named a Second-Team Louisville Slugger All-American in 2014...Also earned All-SEC First-Team honors...Started all 63 games this season for the Gators...Posted a career-best .316 batting average while also leading ... Read More
Pirates Sign Five Players from the 2014 Draft
The Pittsburgh Pirates today signed the following players from the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. The announcement was made by Joe DelliCarri, Pirates Director of Scouting. (Round 5) Michael Suchy - OF (6-3/220) Florida Gulf Coast University Assignment: Jamestown Hit .318 with 16 doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 10 stolen bases and a career-high 49 RBI in 60 games as a junior this year with Florida Gulf Coast University...Was named First-Team Atlantic Sun All-Conference and to ... Read More
Pirates Make Final Two Picks of the First Day of the 2014 MLB Draft
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected RHP Mitch Keller (6-foot-3, 200 LB) out of Xavier High School (Cedar Rapids, IA) with their third pick (#64 overall) and RHP Trey Supak (6-foot-5, 210 LB) out of La Grange High School (La Grange, TX) with their fourth pick (#73 overall) to end their first day of picking at the 2014 MLB Draft. Keller is the 69th rated player in this years class by MLB.com and has a fastball that stays steady in the low-90's topping off at 95 sometimes. His Curve has a chance of ... Read More
Pirates Select OF/C Connor Joe With Their Second Pick of the 2014 MLB Draft
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected OF/C Connor Joe (6-foot-0, 205 LB) from the University of San Diego with their second pick (#39 overall) of the 2014 MLB Draft. The right-handed-hitting Joe hit .367 (80-for-218) with 21 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 51 RBI in 53 games during his junior year at the University of San Diego this past season. He led the team in home runs and RBI. Joe Played and started in 61 games as the USD everyday first baseman... helped lead the team to the West ... Read More
Pirates Select SS Cole Tucker With Their First Pick of the 2014 MLB Draft
The Pittsburgh Pirates have selected SS Cole Tucker (6-foot-3, 165 LB) from Mountain Pointe High School (Pheonix, AZ) with their first round pick (#24 overall) in the 2014 MLB Draft. Tucker played on Team USA in the 18U World Cup winning gold for the red, white and blue. He is a switch hitter who hit .404 (34-for-84) with eight doubles, four triples, five home runs, 30 RBI and 13 stolen bases this season and has much room to improve as Clint Longenecker of Baseball America writes. "The ... Read More
Bryan Morris Traded to Marlins
The Pittsburgh Pirates today traded right-handed pitcher Bryan Morris to the Miami Marlins. In exchange for Morris, Pittsburgh will receive Miami’s 39th overall selection (competitive balance A) in this year’s First-Year Player Draft on Thursday. The announcement was made by Pirates Senior Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington. Morris was 4-0 with a 3.80 ERA in 23 2/3 IN with the Pirates while striking out 14 and walking 12. In three years with the club, Morris is 9-7 with a 3.46 ... Read More