Pittsburgh Pirates Draft: Potential Selections at Pick #4

Of the three players we looked at, it is hard to decide which would be the best pick for the Pittsburgh Pirates.  On one hand Green and Johnson have so much raw talent and potential tools.  On the other hand, Parada is coming out of the college ranks and is much closer to being MLB-ready.

The common theme that the three share is that they all have highly rated hit tools.  The rumor is that the Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to get a bat with their pick at #4.  Any of these three players would definitely make those rumors into reality.

If Ben Cherington and Steve Sanders continue to Draft the way they have then the team will likely be looking at a college bat at #4. Hopefully, this would mean Parada assuming that he would be on the board.  With that being said, the hit tool of Johnson or the projectability of Green may be hard to pass on.

After using the team’s last two first-round picks on college hitters,  the Front Office could take a chance on an upside prep player. If the Front Office decides to stick to their model then it will be a college player.  Also, after last year’s successful Draft, the Bucs will likely try and be aggressive with their later selections as well.  This should be the case considering they have the fourth-largest Draft Bonus pool.  So the first pick may also depend on which of those players is most willing to take the bonus that will allow the team to sign top prospects later.