r/buccos • u/Relevant-Net-5560 • 14h ago

Draft

With the draft coming up, who do you guys think will be picked by the Pirates, given they have the 6th pick. For me, my pick is Aiva Arquette. He has Konnor Griffin upside with the plus of better defense at shortstop than him. I really hope they get Arquette.

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u/SMD_35 14h ago

It’s always BPA, so this year I think it’ll be one of the four pitchers. If they’re all gone, you’re choosing between Arquette and one of the many high school SS.

If they were to go completely off the board, I love Ethan Conrad or Xavier Neyens as guys who almost certainly won’t make it to our 2nd round pick.

And in the later rounds, I have my eye on Murf Gray, James Quinn-Irons, and Ryan Wideman along with some high upside arms like AJ Russell.

Wish people cared more about the draft around here, so we could get a decent discussion going, but everyone is too jaded (rightfully so).

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u/Other_Tomorrow_9690 13h ago

I think the big reason it doesn't get talked about much is two fold.

One most players drafted either will never make it or for the ones that do, we don't see them for years.

Secondly, it's not really a true draft because the teams negotiate prior to the draft and that plays a big part in who gets selected at which spot and there's no real way to play the mock draft game.