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First Pitch: Evaluating the Pirates’ Drafting, 2008-2011

The 2016 MLB draft begins on Thursday, and will mark the 9th Pirates draft under Neal Huntington. The Pirates’ draft record has been subject to criticism, which is ironic when Pirates fans are currently anticipating the arrival of several top pitching prospects from Indianapolis, who were all draft picks. That’s not to mention the anticipation of position player draft picks like Josh Bell, Adam Frazier, and Max Moroff.

The Pirates haven’t been perfect in their drafts, and they’ve definitely made some mistakes. A lot of those mistakes came early, and a lot of the better results from the draft have come in more recent years.