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Morning Report: Checking In on the Unsigned 2017 Draft Picks

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Every year after the draft, I take a look back at the players chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates who didn't sign during the previous year. Usually that list is a lot longer than the 2017 list. The Pirates drafted 42 players last year and 37 of them signed. That's an almost unheard of percentage of players and I don't think they will exceed the 30-32 range (out of 41 picks) this year.

I'll stick with the same subject, even though it's only five players total, just to keep the yearly article going. While you don't want to see guys not sign and then go on to have success, it's still good to see when it happens because it means your scouts identified the right players as targets.