Pirates sign No. 37 overall draft pick OF Sammy Siani, 33rd-round pick Ernny Ordonez

Chris Adamski
Friday, June 14, 2019 9:07 p.m. | Friday, June 14, 2019 9:07 p.m.

Pirates general manager Neal Huntington: “There is a lot of room for improvement. You go around the offense, and in just about every spot, except maybe catcher, there is rational, reasonable belief that we can be better offensively in each one of those spots.”

The Pittsburgh Pirates inked the final of their top-five picks from last week’s draft, announcing the signing of Pennsylvania high school outfielder Sammy Siani on Friday.

Taken No. 37 overall in the compensatory round between the first- and second rounds, Siani is a lefthanded hitting and throwing outfielder from William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia.

We have signed OF Sammy Siani, the 37th overall pick in the 2019 #MLBDraft (Competitive Balance Round A)

The PA product is from William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/ybKtMh4F5J

— Pirates (@Pirates) June 14, 2019

Rated as the No. 44 overall prospect and No. 1 in Pennsylvania by Baseball America, Siani hit .457 with eight doubles, nine triples, six home runs and 16 stolen bases in 32 games last season. He was one of only eight high school players the Pirates took among their 42 selections, joining first-rounder Quinn Priester as those who have signed within 12 days of the start of the draft.

Sammy Siani Swing Stride #alliteration pic.twitter.com/UfrGp0VzEg

— Baseball PDS (@BaseballPds) February 16, 2019

Also signed Friday was 33^rd-round pick Ernny Ordonez of Central Arizona College. The infielder hit .332 with 22 doubles, three triples, nine home runs in 65 games this season.

Ordonez, 20, will report to the Pirates’ Rookie-level affiliate in Bristol, Va.; Siani will report to Rookie-level Bradenton.

The Pirates have now signed 25 players from the 2019 draft.

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Chris Adamski is a TribLive reporter who has covered primarily the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2014 following two seasons on the Penn State football beat. A Western Pennsylvania native, he joined the Trib in 2012 after spending a decade covering Pittsburgh sports for other outlets. He can be reached at cadamski@triblive.com.