Will the Pirates take one of the three SEC stars (Wyatt Langford, Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews) atop ESPN MLB draft analyst Kiley McDaniel’s draft rankings or surprise with a high school slugger in Max Clark or Walker Jenkins?
Follow along for pick-by-pick coverage, with ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield and Dan Mullen breaking down everything you need to know about who your favorite team took in the first round as the picks come off the board.
Jeff Passan and Jessica Mendoza give their top storylines heading into the MLB draft, including the possibility of college teammates being the first two players selected.
Competitive Balance Round A 30. Seattle Mariners 31. Tampa Bay Rays 32. New York Mets (First pick dropped 10 spots because Mets exceeded the competitive balance tax threshold by more than $40 million.) 33. Milwaukee Brewers 34. Minnesota Twins 35. Miami Marlins 36. Los Angeles Dodgers (First pick dropped 10 spots because Dodgers exceeded the competitive balance tax threshold by more than $40 million.) 37. Detroit Tigers 38. Cincinnati Reds 39. Oakland Athletics
Second Round 40. Washington Nationals 41. Oakland Athletics 42. Pittsburgh Pirates 43. Cincinnati Reds 44. Kansas City Royals 45. Detroit Tigers 46. Colorado Rockies 47. Miami Marlins 48. Arizona Diamondbacks 49. Minnesota Twins 50. Boston Red Sox 51. Chicago White Sox 52. San Francisco Giants 53. Baltimore Orioles 54. Milwaukee Brewers 55. Tampa Bay Rays 56. New York Mets 57. Seattle Mariners 58. Cleveland Guardians 59. Atlanta Braves 60. Los Angeles Dodgers 61. Houston Astros