Pirates sign 10 players from 2013 Draft
The Pittsburgh Pirates today signed the following players from the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. The announcement was made by Joe DelliCarri, Pirates Director of Scouting.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
4 Cody Dickson LHP 6-3/180 Sam Houston State (TX) Univ. Jamestown
Went 9-5 with a 4.26 ERA (95.0ip/45er) and 91 strikeouts in 18 appearances (15 starts) as a junior this year at Sam Hous- ton State University; his 91 strikeouts were the fifth-most in school history in a single season…Compiled a 17-11 record in three-year career at Sam Houston…Ended 2013 with a 28.0 inning scoreless streak, the longest in school history at the Division I level and second-longest ever.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
9 Chad Kuhl RHP 6-3/215 University of Delaware Jamestown
Went 10-2 with a 3.75 ERA (105.2ip/44er) and 76 strikeouts in 15 starts this year as junior at the University of Delaware… Was a second-team Colonial Athletic Association selection in 2013…Was the first pitcher from the University of Delaware to win 10-plus games since 2002.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
12 Beau Wallace INF 6-1/205 Hinds (MS) Community College Jamestown
Hit .321 (44-for-137) with nine doubles, four triples, four home runs, 33 RBI and 17 stolen bases in 43 games this year as a sophomore at Hinds Community College…Was a second-team Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges selection in 2013…Was also a National Junior College Athletic Association All-American as a freshman.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
17 Justin Topa RHP 6-4/200 Long Island Univ. -Brooklyn Jamestown
Went 8-6 with 81 strikeouts in 14 starts this year at Long Island University - Brooklyn…Finished his career at LIU tied for the most wins in school history (20).
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
18 Jeff Roy OF 5-9/175 University of Rhode Island Jamestown
Was the University of Rhode Island's 12th played drafted since 2003…Hit .285 this year while also going 30-for-30 in stolen base attempts…Was named a 2013 pre-season All-American…Was the Atlantic 10 Player-of-the-Year in 2012…Also earned Atlantic-10 all-rookie honors as a freshman.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
19 Brett McKinney RHP 6-1/224 Ohio State University Jamestown
Went 4-4 with one save, a 2.98 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 26 games (three starts) as a senior this year at Ohio State.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
21 Adam Landecker INF 6-0/180 University of Southern California GCL Pirates
Earned All-PAC 12 honorable mention honors in his freshman and senior seasons (2010 and 2013)…Led the Trojans and finished second in the conference with a .351 batting average this season.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
23 Cameron Griffin LHP 6-0/210 Stetson (FL) University GCL Pirates
Posted an 8-6 career record in 92 appearances (three starts) at Stetson University...Allowed just one home run in three seasons with the Hatters.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
25 Justin Maffei OF 6-0/175 University of San Francisco GCL Pirates
Batted .292 (74-for-253) with 12 doubles, five homers, 22 RBI and 43 runs scored in his senior season... Was named to the 2012 All-West Coast Conference squad after hitting .315 (63-for-200) with a .453 on-base percent- age and .450 slugging percentage.
Round Name Position Height/Weight School Affiliate Assignment
27 Michael Fransoso INF 6-0/175 University of Maine - Orono Jamestown
Was named the American East Conference Player-of-the-Year in 2013...Batted .352 (74-for-210) with 17 dou- bles, two triples, four homers, 49 RBI and 45 runs scored this past season…Was named to the America East first-team in 2012, second-team in 2011 and to the AE All-Rookie Team in 2010…Batted .324 (269-for-829) in his career with the Black Bears.