When you factor in new information, new tools, metrics, scouting reports and managing the available bonus pool, the MLB Draft can be “a little more art than science sometimes,” as Pirates director of amateur scouting Justin Horowitz put it.

Pittsburgh has not yet made its first selection in the 2025 MLB Draft. In Sunday's first round, the team is slated to pick sixth overall. The Pirates have $14,088,400 in bonus pool spending, according to MLB . That money can be used to sign players drafted by the Pirates in the first 10 rounds.