The Pittsburgh Pirates had an interesting draft this past June. They took a college bat inside the top 10 for the first time since drafting Pedro Alvarez in 2008. They then went back-to-back with prep picks in the Competitive Balance round and second round. However, they were only able to sign Braxton Ashcraft, their second round pick. After that they went on to draft college players until round 11 when they took another prep pitcher by the name of Mike Burrows, who did sign. So with that, a lot of the Pittsburgh Pirates 2018 draft class has stepped right in and has started playing in the lower minors while the prep picks like Ashcraft and Burrows are still working through the process of getting into game action.
Pittsburgh Pirates: How the 2018 Offensive Picks are Playing
