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Pittsburgh Pirates: The 2016 First-Round Draft Pick That Got Away

PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 06: A general view of the field in the fifth inning during the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park on September 6, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)

During the summer of 2016 the Pittsburgh Pirates had a less than stellar draft that could have been much better had they signed a first-round pick that got away

Four years later, the 2016 draft for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their first-round pick, Will Craig, didn’t develop like they had hoped and was recently designated for assignment by the Pirates.