The Pittsburgh Pirates today signed the following players from the 2019 First-Year Player Draft. The announcement was made by Joe DelliCarri, Pirates Senior Director of Amateur Scouting. The Pirates have now signed a total of 35 of their 42 selections from the 2019 draft, which includes 23 of their first 24 selections. In addition, this is now the fifth time in the last six years Pittsburgh has signed at least 30 players from the First-Year Player Draft. 

Round: 4
Name: J.C. Flowers
Position: RHP
Height/Weight: 6-2/180
School: Florida State University
Affiliate Assignment: West Virginia Black Bears

Went 0-0 with 13 saves, a 1.69 ERA (26.2ip/5er) and 25 strikeouts in 23 appearances (one start) as a junior in 2019 with Florida State….Also hit .266 (62-for-233) with 11 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 53 RBI in 64 games in 2019…Was named a first-team All-ACC selection as a relief pitcher in 2019…Was also named a third-team All-ACC outfielder in 2019 and to the All-ACC Tournament team as an outfielder in 2019…Was a 2017 ACC All-Freshman team selection.

Round: 9
Name: Ethan Paul
Position: INF 
Height/Weight: 5-10/180
School: Vanderbilt (TN) University
Affiliate Assignment: West Virginia Black Bears 

Hit .315 (90-for-286) with 23 doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 73 RBI in 71 games as a senior for the College World Series champion Vanderbilt Commodores…Was also selected by the Pirates in the 26th round of the 2018 draft…Was one of 14 semifinalists for the 2019 Brooks Wallace Award (awarded to the best college shortstop of the year)…Finished his career with a school-record 64 doubles…His 72 RBI in 2019 also ranked third all-time for RBI in a single season in school history; also ranked fifth in school history in career RBI (174)…Finished second on Vanderbilt in RBI (44) and stolen bases (18) in 2018 while also ranking third in home runs (10)…Led the SEC in RBI (72) while finishing ninth in hits (88) in 2019…Started in 159 consecutive games for the Commodores…Was named to the NCAA Clemson Regional All-Tournament team in 2018 and a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball in 2016

Round: 20
Name: Jake Snider
Position: OF/2B
Height/Weight: 5-10/182
School: Louisville (KY) University
Affiliate Assignment: Bristol Pirates 

Hit .283 (75-for-265) with 16 doubles, four triples, one home run and 34 RBI in 69 games as a junior in 2019…Was named to the 2018 NCAA All-Lubbock Regional Team during his sophomore season…Was ranked 346th in the country for the class of 2016 as well as the No. 1 prospect in the state of Kentucky by Perfect Game… Was named to the 2016 Perfect Game pre-season All-American team. 

Round: 29
Name: Marshall Gilbert
Position: C
Height/Weight:  6-0/220
School: Mississippi State University
Affiliate Assignment: Bristol Pirates

Hit .313 (42-for-134) with six doubles, six home runs and 18 RBI in 55 games as a senior in 2019…Threw out 16 of the 32 runners attempting to steal against him in 2018…Previously played for John A. Logan College in Carterville, IL, where he was named a first-team National Junior College Athletic Association All-Region 24 in both 2016 and 2017…Was also named a first-team All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference in 2017.