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PIRATES SIGN THREE PLAYERS FROM 2015 DRAFT
The Pittsburgh Pirates today signed the following players from the 2015 First-Year Player Draft. The announcement was made by Joe DelliCarri, Pirates Director of Scouting.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
6 J.T. Brubaker RHP 6-4/175 University of Akron West Virginia Black Bears
Went 5-4 with a 3.63 ERA (89.1ip/36er) in 15 games (15 starts) as junior this year at the University of Akron…Led the Zips in strikeouts (72) and starts (15) while finishing second in wins (five) and innings pitched (89.1); also ranked fourth in appearances (15) for Akron in 2015…Was the third Akron player to be drafted in the last four years …Led the Zips in strikeouts (39) as a freshman in 2013 while making 12 starts.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
8 Seth McGarry RHP 6-0/180 Florida Atlantic University GCL Pirates
Went 4-1 with a 2.25 ERA (40.0ip/10er) in 21 relief appearances as a junior this year for Florida Atlantic University…Was named one of Perfect Game’s top 100 junior players in the nation entering 2015…Is a 2012 graduate of Lakewood Ranch High School in Bradenton, Florida.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
9 Bret Helton RHP 6-3/215 University of Utah West Virginia Black Bears
Went 2-8 in 18 appearances (10 starts) as a junior in 2015 with the University of Utah…His father, Barry Helton, was an All-American football player at Colorado, spent four years in the NFL and won two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers…Was a two-time all-state selection at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado
The Pirates have now signed three players from this year’s draft.