Players You Forgot the Pittsburgh Pirates Drafted: Part 4

By Noah Wright | Sep 3, 2020

CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 02: Rajai Davis #20 of the Cleveland Indians celebrates as he runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning to tie the game 6-6 against the Chicago Cubs in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

1 of 5

CHICAGO – AUGUST 26: Josh Bell #55 of the Pittsburgh Pirates bats against the Chicago White Sox on August 26, 2020 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images) /

With the first MLB Draft being in 1965, there are many players you probably forgot the Pittsburgh Pirates ever selected.

We’re back for our fourth installment of players you forgot the Pittsburgh Pirates had drafted. The MLB Draft has been a staple of the game since 1965. This is mostly where teams build their cores, and the Pirates, despite having a handful of misses throughout their history, have had a fair amount of really good selections. After all, as hard as it may be to believe, the Pirates are one of the most successful franchises in MLB history.

But while you probably know that Andrew McCutchen, or record breaking draft signing bonuses like Gerrit Cole and Josh Bell were selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates, there are many more players you probably don’t remember they selected. If there’s a name on here that you might remember, you can read parts one, two, and three as I probably already talked about them.

But with that out of the way, let’s get into our first forgotten Pittsburgh Pirates draft pick.

Home/Pirates News