Ep. 155: The Comprehensive Pittsburgh Pirates 2025 MLB Draft Preview Show
🕑 Added 2025-05-29 12:00:10 +0000 UTCNearly one entire hour dedicated to previewing the Pittsburgh Pirates 2025 Draft.
💎The State of the Pirates, the Pirates farm system and player development engine feat. Pirates beat writer Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
💎What Ben Cherington, Steve Sanders and Justin Horowtiz bring to the Pirates war room
💎Recapping Cherington and Horowitz's draft history, as well as dissecting the 2024 Pirates draft for recency clues
💎Candidates for the No. 6 overall pick. Strengths, weaknesses, green flags, red flags, sleepers... Who could the Pirates select with Pick No. 50 and 73?
💎Who are the Pirates Top 5 options with their first pick?
💎Who the Pirates WILL take...
💎Who the Pirates SHOULD take...
Comments
Greg Rosenthal
As an FSU grad and diehard Pirates fan, I would be both excited and frustrated if they drafted Arnold. I get leaning into what they do well (ie developing pitching). But just thinking they can then trade pitching for comparable hitting is a huge assumption. Knowing who to keep and who to trade is a skill not every GM has. It is as difficult as knowing who to trade for. Ideally Arquette falls to them at 6. Otherwise, take Carlson or Willits
Brian
As a Pirates fan you're right in that I won't be thrilled to see us take a pitcher 6th overall. You're also right in that it's likely the best path for us, especially considering the HS SS depth of this class. That said, I'd bet they pick Willits. KG has to be encouraging for them and I think they'll see Willits as a fit in line with their other first round picks. Smart baseball minds who work their tails off. Looking forward to July!
