The Pittsburgh Pirates have selected in the top 10 of the MLB Draft for the past five seasons. During that span, the Pirates picked Henry Davis and Paul Skenes with the No. 1 overall pick two years apart.
However, the Pirates now rank 20th on MLB Pipeline’s updated organizational top 30 list. Four prospects sit in the top 100, led by right-handed starter Bubba Chandler at 41. Shortstop/outfielder Konnor Griffin (55), second baseman Termarr Johnson (84), and righty starter Braxton Ashcraft (96) round out the remaining Pirates representatives.
Pittsburgh dropped 11 spots from MLB Pipeline’s preseason rankings and dropped 18 spots from being the second-best organization last year at this time after drafting Skenes.