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2015 MLB Draft: Pirates' class mostly set

Less than two weeks after the 2015 MLB Draft, the Bucs' class appears to be mostly set. The Pirates have signed 17th-round pick Austin Sodders, a junior college lefty, which means that they've now signed all their picks through Round 18 except fifth-rounder Brandon Waddell, who's still pitching for the University of Virginia.

The Pirates will almost certainly sign Waddell, and they might sign a few more late-round picks, but they won't have much more money with which to do so. Bonuses for their picks in the first 10 rounds generally hewed fairly closely to MLB's recommendations -- first-rounder Kevin Newman, second-rounder Kevin Kramer and a few of the Pirates' picks on Day 2 got a bit less than MLB's pool values, but third-rounder Casey Hughston and fourth-rounder Jacob Taylor each got a bit more.