Pirates sign seven more draft picks, including fifth-rounder Grant Ford

Kevin Gorman
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 10:48 p.m. | Wednesday, June 12, 2019 10:48 p.m.

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Pirates first round draft pick Quinn Priester walks with general manager Neal Huntington to a press conference Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at PNC Park.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed seven more draft picks on Wednesday, including fifth-rounder Grant Ford, a right-handed pitcher from Reno-Nevada.

Also signing were Clemson catcher Kyle Willis (12th round), Georgia Tech outfielder Chase Murray (13th), The Masters University infielder Aaron Shackelford (14th), Rollins right-hander Garrett Leonard (15th), Minnesota catcher Eli Wilson (16th), Coastal Carolina infielder Cory Wood (19th) and Mount St.Mary’s left-hander Trey McGough (24th).

The Pirates signed first-round pick Quinn Priester, a right-handed pitcher from Cary-Grove (Ill.) High School on Monday. They signed seven players on Tuesday, including seventh-rounder in USC outfielder Blake Sabol and 10th-rounder in Notre Dame right-hander Cameron Junker.

7th-rder Blake Sabol signs w/@Pirates for $250k (pick 214 value = $206,500). Southern California OF, best tool is power potential that he has yet to fully tap into. Cousin of former NFL star Troy Polamalu, who also was a baseball prospect back in the day. @MLBDraft

— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 12, 2019

10th-rder Cameron Junker's bonus from @Pirates is $125k (pick 304 value = $143,900). Notre Dame RHP, 6-foot-5, fastball up to 95 mph, slider features nice bite when it's on. @MLBDraft

— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 12, 2019

The Pirates have signed eight of their top 11 picks, with only William Penn Charter infielder Sammy Siani (comp round A), Florida State right-hander J.C. Flowers (fourth) and Stanford outfielder Will Matthiessen the only picks in the top 10 rounds who have yet to sign.

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Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter covering the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has covered high school sports, Pitt football and basketball and was a sports columnist for 10 years. He can be reached at kgorman@triblive.com.