The Pittsburgh Pirates have a chance to boost their already highly-regarded farm system during the 2026 MLB draft. <\/p>\n
The two-day event in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center is part of the All-Star Game festivities. The draft starts on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the first round, followed by Rounds 2-4. Rounds 5-20 are on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Pirates have the No. 5 overall selection<\/a>, continuing their streak of drafting in the Top 10 for the seventh consecutive season. Pittsburgh has fared well recently in the first round, selecting National League Cy Young Award-winner\u00a0Paul Skenes<\/a> in 2023, budding star Konnor Griffin<\/a> in 2024 and highly-touted pitching prospect Seth Hernandez<\/a> in 2025.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh has five picks in the Top 110, including four selections in the Top 80. Track the Pirates’ 2026 MLB draft selections below. \u00a0<\/p>\n Who have the Pirates drafted so far? \u00a0<\/p>\n Pittsburgh has not yet made its first selection. The team is slated to pick fifth overall in the first round on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pirates’ remaining 2026 MLB draft picks<\/p>\n Round 1:\u00a05th overall<\/p>\n Round 2:\u00a044th overall<\/p>\n Round 2: 51st overall<\/p>\n Round 3:\u00a080th overall\u00a0<\/p>\n Round 4:\u00a0108th overall<\/p>\n Round 5:\u00a0140th overall<\/p>\n Round 6:\u00a0169th overall<\/p>\n Round 7:\u00a0198th overall<\/p>\n Round 8:\u00a0228th overall<\/p>\n Round 9:\u00a0258th overall<\/p>\n Round 10:\u00a0288th overall<\/p>\n Round 11:\u00a0318th overall<\/p>\n Round 12:\u00a0348th overall<\/p>\n Round 13:\u00a0378th overall<\/p>\n Round 14:\u00a0408th overall<\/p>\n Round 15:\u00a0438th overall<\/p>\n Round 16:\u00a0468th overall<\/p>\n Round 17:\u00a0498th overall<\/p>\n Round 18:\u00a0528th overall<\/p>\n Round 19:\u00a0558th overall<\/p>\n Round 20:\u00a0588th overall<\/p>\n The Pirates did have a Competitive Balance Round A pick (34th overall), but it was used as a trade chip to acquire infielder Jacob Gonzalez and left-handed reliever Brandon Eisert from the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n What is the Pirates’ bonus pool spending?<\/p>\n The Pirates have more than $16,000,000 in bonus pool spending. Bonus pool spending is money that can be used to sign players drafted in the first 10 rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pirates 2025 draft picks<\/p>\n Pittsburgh made 21 picks during the 2025 draft<\/a>. The team picked the right-handed Hernandez with the sixth overall selection, followed by pitcher Angel Cervantes, third baseman Murf Gray and catcher Easton Carmichael with its next three selections. Other picks included shortstop Gustavo Melendez and first baseman Jared Jones.\u00a0<\/p>\n