The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed two players who played for the Ogden Raptors of the independent Pioneer League, getting 25-year-old outfielder Jakob Goldfarb and 24-year-old left-handed pitcher Mitchell Miller.
Goldfarb was a 24th round draft pick of the Chicago White Sox in 2019. He didn’t get much of a chance in their system, but he crushed pitching in the Pioneer League this year, hitting .342/.460/.661 in 88 games, with 30 doubles, 24 homers and 45 steals. He scored a league high 116 runs. It’s a high offense league, with an average .888 OPS. He was seventh in the league in OPS, second in homers, and he finished first in steals, with 16 more than the next highest total.