The Pittsburgh Pirates have now signed 19 of their 21 picks from the 2023 draft, after adding eight players over the last two days. The headline of the group is Comp B pick Zander Mueth, who signed for a $1.8 million over-slot deal. They also added their 11th and 12th rounders to over-slot deals.
COMP B ROUND: ZANDER MUETH, RHP, PREP
Zander Mueth signed for $1.8 million, which was almost $700k over-slot. He’s a big pitcher with a fastball that gets up to 97 already, along with two offspeed pitches that are average to above-average. The Pirates have a long tradition of loading up on projectable prep pitchers who they can develop.