The 2024 minor league season is winding down, but the 2024 draft picks are just starting their professional careers.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have already seen the pro debuts of several players from their draft class, with six players joining the Single-A Bradenton Marauders roster so far. There should be more debuts by the end of the season.
For the latest Saturday sleepers, I wanted to look at four of the draft picks who have already made their debuts, and who are players to watch down the stretch.
Connor Wietgrefe, LHP – Wietgrefe struck out the side in his debut, throwing a scoreless inning of relief.