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The Pirates made their first five selections of the 2026 draft on Saturday night, beginning with LSU outfielder Derek Curiel<\/a> in the first round (fifth overall). <\/p>\n Curiel was followed by high school shortstop Aiden Ruiz (second round), Auburn second baseman Chris Rembert seven picks later, North Carolina right-hander Jason DeCaro (third round) and high school outfielder Andruw Giles (fourth overall). Information on those four picks can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n The draft will conclude on Sunday with rounds 5 through 20 starting at 11:30 a.m. ET. Follow along for each of the Pirates\u2019 picks. <\/p>\n Round 5, Pick 140: Ryan Marohn, LHP, North Carolina State<\/p>\n The Pirates opened day two of the draft by taking their second pitcher of the class, left-hander Ryan Marohn from North Carolina State. He\u2019s ranked 149th by MLB Pipeline. <\/p>\n The 21-year-old went 6-1 with a 3.18 ERA in eight starts but missed some time with separate biceps and forearm issues. In 45.1 innings, Marohn allowed 32 hits, walked 22 and struck out 62. He earned preseason All-American honors. As a sophomore, Marohn went 8-3 with a 3.38 ERA in 15 starts. <\/p>\n The 6-2 left-hander has a fastball, curveball, slider and changeup, the last of which is considered his best pitch. He has some deception in his delivery that allows his fastball to play up (sits low-90s). Marohn was drafted by the Guardians in the 20th round of the 2023 draft. <\/p>\n The slot value for the 140th pick is $532,000. <\/p>\n Round 6, Pick 169: Tyler Fay, RHP, Alabama<\/p>\n The Pirates doubled-up on pitchers to start the day with Tyler Fay from the University of Alabama. He\u2019s ranked as Pipeline\u2019s 229th overall prospect.<\/p>\n Fay, 22, was a horse for the Crimson Tide as a redshirt-junior this past season. The right-hander made 18 starts and went 11-5 with a 4.62 ERA. In 109 innings, he allowed 91 hits, walked 26 and struck out 127. <\/p>\n Fay, who stands 6-5, threw a no-hitter against SEC-rival Florida on March 20. His four-pitch mix includes a fastball, slider, cutter and changeup. His slider is his best pitch.<\/p>\n The slot value for the 169th pick is $403,500. <\/p>\n Round 7, Pick 198: Bryson Moore, RHP, Florida State<\/p>\n Another pitcher for Pittsburgh, who takes right-hander Bryson Moore from Florida State University. It\u2019s the Pirates\u2019 first selection to not have a spot on Pipeline\u2019s top prospects list.<\/p>\n Moore, who transferred from the University of Virginia for his lone season with the Seminoles, went 6-2 with a 3.86 ERA in 14 starts. He allowed 58 hits, walked 25 and struck out 65 in 67.2 total innings on the season. <\/p>\n Listed at 6-3, 223, the 21-year-old was named to the Southeast All-Region Second Team by ABCA and won ACC Pitcher of the Week for April 6. <\/p>\n The slot value for the 198th pick is $317,100<\/p>\n Round 8, Pick 228: Alex Overbay, RHP Arizona State<\/p>\n The run on pitchers continues with Alex Overbay from Arizona State. He\u2019s the son of former Pirates first baseman Lyle Overbay.<\/p>\n A transfer from UNLV, the 21-year-old Overbay went 1-3 with a 5.79 ERA in 20 appearances\/four starts for the Sun Devils this past season. He struck out 50 batters in 42 innings. <\/p>\n As a sophomore with UNLV, the 6-3, 220-pound right-hander recorded seven saves and went 4-2 with a 5.14 ERA in 20 relief appearances. <\/p>\n The slot value for the 228th pick is $251,500.<\/p>\n Round 9, Pick 258: Tre Phelps, 3B, Georgia<\/p>\n The first position player of day two is Tre Phelps from the University of Georgia. Phelps is Pipeline\u2019s 121st-best prospect. <\/p>\n Phelps slashed .348\/.648\/.628 with 19 home runs, 59 RBIs and eight stolen bases in 65 games. The 22-year-old received first-team All-American honors and was also named to All-SEC First Team and the SEC All-Defensive Team.<\/p>\n The 6-2, 197-pound Phelps is a solid hitter with above-average power. Although he was drafted as a third baseman, there are questions where he\u2019ll end up defensively. <\/p>\n The slot value for the 258th pick is $214,800. <\/p>\n Round 10, Pick 288: Michael Gibson, RHP, The Citadel<\/p>\n The Pirates went back to adding pitching by taking Michael Gibson in the 10th round.<\/p>\n The right-hander, who transferred to The Citadel from Liberty before this past season, went 5-2 with a 5.26 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 53 innings across 21 appearances\/four starts. <\/p>\n A two-way player in college, Gibson was named a Third-Team All-American by Perfect Game. The 22-year-old slashed .403\/.480\/.624 with 15 doubles, six home runs and 24 RBIs in 51 games. <\/p>\n The slot value for the 288th pick is $199,500. <\/p>\n Round 11, Pick 318: Spencer Evans, LHP, Florida (High School)<\/p>\n If the Pirates are able to sign Evans, it will be an over-slot deal. The 18-year-old from Florida, who is committed to play collegiately at LSU, is ranked as Pipeline\u2019s 195th-best prospect.<\/p>\n The 6-3 left-hander has an above-average fastball that routinely sits in the mid-90s. He features the pitch with a slider and changeup, both of which show promise. <\/p>\n Round 12, Pick 348: Rohan Lettow, RHP, San Diego State<\/p>\n The Pirates used their 12th round draft pick on San Diego State junior Rohan Lettow.<\/p>\n The right-hander went 6-1 with a 3.79 ERA in 16 appearances\/15 starts with SDSU this past season. Lettow logged 78.1 innings and struck out 92 batters against 27 walks in his first season after transferring from San Diego State. The 6-3 soon-to-be 21-year-old was a First-Team All-Mountain West Selection and the conference Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 23.<\/p>\n Lettow pitched in the New England College Baseball League last summer and went 4-0 with a 1.72 ERA in 11 relief appearances. He recorded a pair of saves, allowed only five hits in 16.2 innings, walked three and struck out 26.<\/p>\n Round 13, Pick 378: Griffin Stieg, RHP, Virginia Tech<\/p>\n The Pirates took Virginia Tech redshirt-junior in the 13th round, giving them eight pitchers through their first nine picks of day two.<\/p>\n Stieg, 22, missed the 2025 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He returned to the mound for the Hokies this past season and went 2-5 with a 7.46 ERA with 52 strikeouts in 66.1 innings across 16 appearances\/15 starts. <\/p>\n Round 14, Pick 408: Damarcus Rideout-Carter, RHP, Canada<\/p>\n Damarcus Rideout-Carter has an 80-grade name, and the Pirates used their 14th round pick on him. <\/p>\n A right-handed pitcher from Canada, Rideout-Carter is 6-3 and 175 pounds. Considered Baseball America\u2019s 402nd-best prospect, he competed for the Canadian Junior National Team and pitched against the DSL Marlins and the Blue Jays in extended spring training. <\/p>\n Round 15, Pick 438: Liam O\u2019Leary, RHP, St. John\u2019s<\/p>\n The run on pitchers continues with Liam O\u2019Leary, who was selected out of the college ranks from St. John\u2019s. <\/p>\n A native of Doylestown, Penn., O\u2019Leary went 8-5 with a 3.64 ERA in 17 starts for St. John\u2019s this past season. The 21-year-old logged 108.2 innings, allowed 102 hits, walked 32 and struck out 78.<\/p>\n O\u2019Leary, a 6-3, 175-pound right-hander, earned ABCA\/Rawlings All-Region First-Team Honors. <\/p>\n Round 16, Pick 468: Grant Govel, RHP, Southern California<\/p>\n Noticing a day-two theme yet? The Pirates took another college pitcher in round 16 in Grant Govel from the University of Southern California. Govel is Pipeline\u2019s 216th-best prospect.<\/p>\n Govel went 10-3 with a 2.87 ERA in 18 appearances\/17 starts with USC as a sophomore in 2026. In 103.1 innings, the 21-year-old only walked 16 batters and struck out 99 while holding opponents to a .200 batting average. <\/p>\n A 6-0, 200-pound right-hander, Govel has a five-pitch mix with a fastball, slider, curveball, changeup and cutter. His changeup is considered a plus-offering. Govel redshirted his freshman year in 2024 following Tommy John surgery. <\/p>\n Round 17, Pick 498: Nathan Helman, RHP, Kennesaw State<\/p>\n Another pitcher, but the first fifth-year senior in Nathan Helman out of Kennesaw State.<\/p>\n The right-hander went 3-1 with a 5.81 ERA in 17 games\/two starts in 2026. Helman totaled 31 innings, walked 15 and struck out 40. Helman, who\u2019s listed at 6-4, 200 pounds, began his career at Saddleback College. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned in this article: MLB Draft<\/a> Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> <\/p>\n