First Five Round and the dramatic 6th round

The Pirates have a very aggressive draft so far. In addition to Garrit Cole the Pirates have drafted the following.

1. Cole
2. Bell - High School switch hitter demeaning 6 mil with Boras as an advisor and Texas as a destination
3. Alex Dickerson - Junior from Indiana great bat horrible defense.
4. Colten Brewer - hard throwing High Schooler
5. Tyler Glasnow - hard throwing High Schooler with no other developed pitches.

and the 6th round guy where it had been Grossman and Von Rosenburg they take Daniel Gamache, who is a third baseman from Auburn. 7th round is Jake Burnett, a High Schooler pitcher from Georgia.

So, the Pirates have potential to have a real great draft with 3 top 50 talents (first three round guys) and two in the top 20. Amazing. But Bell is going to be a very difficult sign, and Dickerson will cost a little money, but probably signs if the Pirates have the money. Glasnow looks like a singable guy, but a project. So we are looking at a good group of guys, but not necessarily a very cheap draft.

If Bell goes to Texas as the guys on MLB.com think he will, then the Pirates have a problem. It is an aggressive move, but one that can be very rewarding.