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The Pirates not only had the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 Draft but also the largest bonus pool at $14,394,000. They took full advantage of both.
Pittsburgh spent the top choice on Louisville catcher Henry Davis, hands down the best college position player available. While Davis is undeniably talented, he also had a chance to fall out of the first six selections, so the Pirates will sign him for significantly less than the assigned pick value of $8,415,300. That gave them extra cash to lavish on other players.
When the second day of the Draft began, there was talk that Pittsburgh would use the first choice (No. 37, atop the second round) on one of two football recruits, Georgia high school right-hander/shortstop (and potential Clemson quarterback) Bubba Chandler or Pennsylvania prep outfielder (and potential Penn State wide receiver) Lonnie White. Instead, the Bucs grabbed the Draft s top high school left-hander in New Jersey s Anthony Solometo and then nab
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