The Pittsburgh Pirates go into the final day of the season guaranteed to get a top ten draft pick in the 2018 draft. The final spot will be decided during today’s action in Washington and Texas.
The best the Pirates can do is get the ninth overall pick, but the worst they can do is get the tenth pick. If they win today against the Nationals, they will choose tenth in the 2018 draft. If the Pirates lose and the Oakland A’s win, then the Pirates will have the ninth overall pick. Both teams have 74 wins right now, but Oakland holds the tiebreaker due to a worse record in 2016.