LIVE FEED: Pirates 2025 MLB Draft, Rounds 4-20
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates begin the second day of the 2025 MLB Draft, as they hope they'll take the right players who will bolster them in the future.
The first day of the MLB Draft took place on July 13, with the first three rounds, plus both Competitive Balance Rounds taking place. Rounds 4-20 occur on July 14, starting out at 11:30 AM and going through the rest of the day.
Pittsburgh took four selections on the first day, including right-handed pitcher Seth Hernandez from Corona High School in Corona, Calif. with the sixth overall pick in the first round, right-handed pitcher Angel Cervantes from Warren High School in Downey, Calif. with the 50th overall pick in the second round, Fresno State third baseman Murf Gray with the 73rd overall pick in Competitive Balance Round B and Oklahoma catcher Easton Carmichael with the 82nd overall pick in Round 3.
The Pirates have had success in later rounds in the MLB Draft. Rookie right-handed pitcher Mike Burrows came out of Waterford High School in Waterford, Conn. in the 11th round in 2018, former right-handed relief pitcher Hunter Stratton came out of Walters State Community College in the 16th round in 2017, catcher Jacob Stallings came out of North Carolina in the seventh round in 2012, plus others
Perhaps the most famous late draft pick for the Pirates was Hall of Famer Dave Parker, who they took in the 14th round out of Courter Tech High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and had one of the best careers in franchise history.
Two others include right-handed pitcher John Smiley from Perkiomen Valley High School in Collegeville, Pa., who the Pirates took in the 12th round in 1983 and spent six seasons with the team from 1986-81, plus outfielder/third baseman Jose Bautista, who they took out of Chippola College in the 20th round in 2000.
Stay tuned for Pirates Draft Coverage All Day Long from Pirates On Si, with rankings, player grades and pick values for each selection.
Pittsburgh Pirates Draft Tracker: Rounds 4-20
Fourth Round: 113th overall
Shortstop Gustavo Melendez from Colegio Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Puerto Rico. Is a Wake Forest commit. Competed at the 2025 MLB Draft Combine
MLB Pipeline: Hit: 55 | Power: 40 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 45
Rankings: MLB Pipeline (No. 141) Kiley McDaniel of ESPN (No. 92) Baseball America (No.123).
Height: 5-foot-8 Weight: 160 pounds
Slot value: $674,300
Birthday: Oct, 20, 2007 (17 years old)
2025 MLB Draft Combine Updates
— On The Clock | College Baseball and MLB Draft (@OnTheClock_1) June 18, 2025
BP session of top recruit out of Puerto Rico Gustavo Melendez. Twitchy athlete with lightening quick hands. Wake Forest commit and #223 on the @JustBB_Media 2025 MLB Draft Top 300. pic.twitter.com/Fq2VsYX12z
Fifth Round: 144th overall
Catcher Adonys Guzman from Arizona. Also played for Boston College as a freshman in 2023. Born in The Bronx, N.Y. and attended Salesian High School in New Rochelle, N.Y.
Slashed .328/.411/.496 for an OPS of .907 in 62 games as a junior in 2025, with 76 hits, 12 doubles, nine home runs, 44 RBIs and 27 walks to 32 strikeouts. Earned College World Series All-Tournament Team honors.
Height: 5-foot-11 Weight: 221 pounds
Slot value: $499,000
Birthday: Dec. 4, 2003 (22 years old)
Sixth Round: No. 173rd overall
Right-handed pitcher Jack Anker from Fresno State. Also played with Mankato MoonDogs in the 2023 Northwoods League.
Started 16 games in 2025 from Fresno State with a 9-5 record, a 5.98 ERA over 96.1 innings pitched, 109 strikeouts to 12 walks. Earned 2025 All-Mountain West First Team honors.
MLB Pipeline: Fastball: 50 | Curveball: 50 | Cutter: 45 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 55 | Overall: 40
Rankings: MLB Pipeline (No. 198)
Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 200 pounds
Slot Value: $380,500
Birthday: April 8, 2004 (21 years old)
Seventh Round: 203rd overall
Third baseman Brent Iredale from Arkansas. Played first two seasons with New Mexico Junior College and earned NJCAA Second Team All-American honors in 2024.
Slashed .286/.450/.544 for a .994 OPS in 65 games, with 59 hits, 11 doubles, 14 home runs, 57 RBIs and 46 walks to 68 strikeouts for the Razorbacks in 2025. Earned ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region Second Team honors.
Hails form Sydney, Australia and played The Hills Sports High School.
MLB Pipleine: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 45 | Arm: 50 | Field: 45 | Overall: 40
Rankings: MLB Pipeline (No. 177) Kiley McDaniel of ESPN (No. 174)
Height: 6-foot-3 Weight: 200 pounds
Slot Value: $297,400
Birthday: July 12, 2003 (22 years old)
Eighth Round: 233rd Overall Pick
Outfielder Josh Tate from Georgia Southern, played wo seasons there. Spent freshman season with Georgia in 2023.
Also played for the Charlottesville Tom Sox in the 2023 Valley League and the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the 2024 Cape Cod League
Slashed .362/.437/.606 for a 1.042 OPS in 59 games for the Eagles, winning the Sun Belt Batting Title in 2025. Also had 89 hits, 18 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs, 46 RBIs and 27 walks to 37 strikeouts.
Rankings: Kiley McDaniel of ESPN (No. 202)
Height: 5-foot-11 Weight: 178 pounds
Slot Value: $236,800
Birthday: Sept. 1, 2003 (21 years old)
Ninth Round: 263rd overall
First baseman Jared Jones out of LSU, where he spent three years. Also played for the Brewester Whitecaps in the 2023 Cape Cod League.
Is of no relation to Pirates starting pitcher, who is also named Jared Jones.
Slashed .323/.414/.613 for an OPS of 1.027 in 68 games for the Tigers, leading them to their second College World Series Title in three seasons. Earned First Team All-American and College World Series All-Tournament Team honors.
Also played with Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes as a freshman in 2023, winning the National Title then as well.
MLB Pipeline: Hit: 45 | Power: 60 | Run: 35 | Arm: 65 | Field: 40 | Overall: 45
Rankings: MLB Pipeline (No. 101), Kiley McDaniel of ESPN (No. 249)
Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 246 pounds
Slot Value: $206,100
Birthday: Aug. 1, 2003 (21 years old)
10th Round: 293rd overall
Shortstop Matt King out of Arizona State, where he played his senior season. Played his first three seasons of collegiate ball with UTSA from 2022-24, while also playing for the Walnut Creek Crawdads in the California Collegiate League in 2023 and 2024.
King slashed .403/.464./593 for an OPS of 1.057 as a senior in 2025, earning Big 12 Co-Newcomer of Year honors and making the All-Big 12 First Team.
Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 195 Pounds
Slot Value: $193,100
Birthday: Aug. 25, 2002 (22 years old)
11th Round: 323rd overall
Second baseman Dylan Palmer out of Hofstra, where he played three seasons. Also played for the Upper Valley Nighthawks in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 2023.
Slashed .400/.449/.536 for an OPS of .985 in 53 games, 88 hits, 13 doubles, seven triples, one home run 32 RBIs, 32 stolen bases on 36 attempts and 16 walks to 18 striekouts as a junior in 2025. Earned First Team All-CAA honors.
Bats left, throws right. Also played ice hockey in high school.
Height: 5-foot-9 Weight: 170 pounds
Birthday: Oct. 5, 2003 (21 years old)
12th Round: 353rd overall
Right-handed pitcher Cameron Keshock out of Samford, where he played as a junior in 2025. Previously spent two seasons at Auburn and played for the Alexandria Aces in the 2023 Cal Ripken Collegiate League and for the Full Count Rhythm in the Prospect League.
Started 14 of 15 games pitched in 2025, with a 5-4 record, a 5.73 ERA over 77.0 innings pitched, 74 strikeouts to 33 walks and a 1.51 WHIP.
Height: 6-foot-7 Weight: 225 pounds
Birthday: Oct. 29, 2003 (21 years old).
13th Round: 383rd Overall
Right-handed pitcher Dylan Mathiesen out of Liberty, where he pitched the last two seasons. Pitched his first season at Division II program California (Pa.), 45-50 miles south of PNC Park in 2023.
Hails from nearby Coraopolis, Pa. and played for Montour High School, making him a WPIAL selection.
Started all 17 outings for the Flames in 2025, with a 2-4 record, a 5.76 ERA over 65.2 innings pitched, 84 strikeouts to 31 walks and a 1.42 WHIP.
Has a fastball that reaches into the mid-90s mph.
Height: 5-foot-10 Weight: 195 pounds
Birthday: May 25, 2004 (21 years old)
14th Round: 413th Overall
Right-handed pitcher Connor Hamilton out of Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tenn.
Perfect Game ranks him as the 191st overall player in the Class of 2025, the 49th right-handed pitcher and the fifth best player out of Tennessee. Commtited to Vanderbilt.
Competed at the 2025 MLB Draft Combine and hails from Toronto, Canada.
Fastball reaches 96 mph.
Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 205 pounds
Birthday: March 13, 2006 (19 years old)
15th Round: 443rd Overall
Right-handed pitcher McLane Moody out of Northside Senior High School in Fort Smtih, Ark., which sits on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border.
Perfect Game ranks Moody as the 243rd overall player in the Class of 2025, the 64th right-handed pitcher and the fourth best player in Arkansas.
Moody also played quarterback for Northside and is committed to Arkansas. Fastball velocity is at 96 mph.
Height: 6-foot-7 Weight: 210 pounds
Birthday: Sept. 5, 2006 (18 years old)
16th Round: 473rd overall
Outfielder Eddie King Jr. out of Louisville, where he played the past three seasons. Also played for the Alton River Dragons in the Prospect League in 2022 and the Orleans Fire Birds in the Cape Cod League in 2023.
Slashed .367/.435/.750 for an OPS of 1.185 in 55 games, with 69 hits, 19 doubles, one triple, 17 home runs, 63 RBIs and 21 walks to 38 strikeouts as a senior in 2025.
His OPS ranked third in the ACC and his slugging percentage was 16th best in Division I. Earned Second Team All-ACC honors.
Also hit .500, with 18 hits in 36 at-bats in the NCAA Tournament, earning Nashville Regional MVP and College World Series All-Tournament Team honors.
Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 220 pounds
Birthday: Jan. 7, 2003 (22 years old)
17th Round: 503rd Overall
Outfielder Carter Gwost out of Little Falls High School in Little Falls, Minn. Also played both left-handed pitcher and first base. Committed to Nebraska.
Batted .444 with nine home runs as a senior in 2025, earning MSHSBCA 3A Player of the Year honors.
Height: 6-foot-3 Weight: 215 pounds
Birthday: Feb. 16, 2007 (18 years old)
18th Round: 533rd Overall
Outfielder Canon Reeder out of Oregon State, where he played the last three seasons. Also played for the Springfield Drifters in the 2022 West Coast League, the Okotoks Dawgs in the 2023 Western Canadian League and the Bend Elks in the 2025 West Coast League.
Slashed .293/.402/.489 for an OPS of .891 in 55 games as a senior, with 55 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 37 RBIs and 27 walks to 46 strikeouts.
Height: 6-foot Weight: 188 pounds
Birthday: April 23, 2003 (22 years old)
19th Round: 563rd overall
Outfielder Brandon Cain out of Oklahoma where he played one season. Spent the past two seasons with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (JUCO) and played for the Frederick Keys in the MLB Draft League in 2025.
Played in 21 games for Oklahoma, not registering a hit in 15 at-bats and drawing just one walk with six strikeouts, but scoring five runs.
Had more success at the JUCO level, batting .359 and slugging .532 in 2024.
Cain will reclassify as a pitcher when he, likely, signs with the Priates.
Height: 6-foot Weight: 175 pounds
Birthday: Aug. 30, 2004 (20 years old)
20th Round: 593rd Overall
Left-handed pitcher Nick Frusco out of Miller Place High School in Miller Place, N.Y. on Long Island.
Fastball reaches 91-92 mph. Competed in the MLB Draft League and the Draft Combine High School Game. Clemson commit.
MLB Pipeline: Fastball: 50 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 40. Ranking: No. 249
Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 208 pounds
Birthday: May 19, 2007 (18 years old)
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