SI’s Jon Heyman first reported just after midnight that the Pirates had signed both Gerrit Cole and Josh Bell. Cole, who was the 1st overall pick in the draft out of UCLA will receive an $8 million signing bonus, which is the highest bonus in draft history. He also signed a Minor League deal so

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Pirates Prospects reported today that the Pirates have signed their 37th round pick Rodarrick James. James is an outfielder from Southern College. Compared to other college draftees, Jones looks to be more of a project as he is not quite as polished as his peers. However, he is very athletic and is very toolsy. It

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Jim Callis of Baseball America reported today that the Pirates have signed their 5th round pick Tyler Glasnow. Glasnow’s signing bonus will be $600,000, which is the largest bonus given out to anyone in the draft after the top 65 picks. Glasnow is a RHP from Hart High School in California and had a commitment

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Pirates Prospects is reporting the Pirates have agreed to terms with 7th round draft pick Jake Burnette. Burnette is a RHP from Buford High School in Georgia and had a commitment to Georgia Tech. Here is what Baseball America had to say on Burnette: Georgia Tech’s recruiting class has plenty of projectable arms, starting with

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The Pirates’ Twitter account announced today that they have signed their 3rd round pick from the 2011 Draft in 1B Alex Dickerson. Dickerson is the 17th player signed from this draft and is the highest pick to sign. Dickerson was rated as the 42nd best prospect heading into the 2011 draft and surprisingly fell all

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The Pirates announced today that they have signed their 8th round pick of the 2011 Draft in RHP Jason Creasy. Creasy went 7-1 with a 1.43 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 49 innings as a senior at Clayton High School in North Carolina. Here’s what WTM at Pirates’ Prospects has to say on Creasy: Creasy

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