The Pittsburgh Pirates will have one of their most important events coming up in one week with the MLB Draft starting up. Every year the Bucs rely upon having a good draft to help supplement their smaller market team. With that being said, it is vital for the team to have as many picks as possible, which they do this year.
The Bucs have the 18th overall pick in the first round this year. This is lower than the last few years when the team picked 12th in 2017 and 10th overall last year. Then the team has a compensation pick at the backend of the first round at number 37.