{"id":253446,"date":"2026-07-28T03:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T03:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/253446\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T03:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T03:06:17","slug":"pirates-draft-signings-2-more-picks-sign-ahead-of-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/253446\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates Draft Signings: 2 More Picks Sign Ahead of Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Pirates announced two more 2026 draft signings ahead of Monday\u2019s deadline, upping their total to 18 of 21 total selections.<\/p>\n

RHP Rohan Lettow, San Diego State (12th Round)<\/p>\n

Lettow was a first-team All-Mountain West selection after going 6-1 with a 3.79 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 78.1 innings across 16 appearances\/15 starts during his junior season. <\/p>\n

The 21-year-old 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

RHP Damarcus Rideout-Carter, Canada (High School) (14th Round)<\/p>\n

In addition to having the \u201cbest name in the draft,\u201d as stated by assistant general manager Kevan Graves, Rideout-Carter was considered Baseball America\u2019s 478th overall draft prospect in this year\u2019s class. The 18-year-old competed for the Canadian Junior National Team and pitched against the DSL Marlins and the Blue Jays in extended spring training. <\/p>\n

The Pirates were unable to sign three of their 2026 draft picks<\/a>: RHP Grant Govel (USC, 16th round), OF Malachi Washington (High School, 18th round), OF Andrew Duncan (Wright State, 19th round).<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned in this article: Pittsbugh Pirates<\/a> Rohan Lettow<\/a> <\/p>\n

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