Pirates predicted to aim for another Konnor Griffin, Paul Skenes draft pick
Pittsburgh has done a good job of this.
Pirates predicted to aim for another Konnor Griffin, Paul Skenes draft pick originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Pittsburgh Pirates have been crushing it on finding high upside in the MLB Draft.
Paul Skenes, Konnor Griffin, even the most recent Seth Hernandez -- all immense ceilings. So when the 2026 MLB Draft rolls around in a few months, it might make sense for the Pirates to try and keep that roll going. They aren't a team that lands huge names in free agency.
They need their draft picks to become stars. MORE: Aaron Judge's case as the greatest right-handed hitter of all time So with that in mind, MLB. com has projected who they might get with the No.
5 overall pick in this year's draft, and it's a toolsy high school bat: Eric Booth Jr. Some lists won't have Booth that high, but the idea is that the Pirates specifically will be drawn to a talent like him. "The Pirates have gotten arguably the highest ceiling player in each of the last three Drafts, so I’m going to go Eric Booth Jr.