As the Pittsburgh Pirates' rebuild continues, the team made 21 picks during the 2025 MLB Draft.

The two-day event in Atlanta was part of the league's All-Star Game festivities. The first three rounds were on Sunday, followed by rounds 4-20 on Monday. 

The Pirates drafted in the top 10 for the sixth consecutive season. The team hopes to strike gold with its first pick, like it has over the last three drafts with Paul Skenes and highly-touted prospects Konnor Griffin and Termarr Johnson.

General manager Ben Cherington told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in June that he was looking to draft "the best player" no matter their position with each pick. 

The Pirates were awarded the sixth overall pick in December 2024 during the draft lottery. Pittsburgh finished the 2024 campaign with a 76-86 record, the eighth-worst mark in baseball. 

Track the Pirates' 2025 draft moves below.  

Who did the Pirates draft?  

Seth Hernandez, RHP, Round 1, Pick 6

With the sixth overall pick, the Pirates selected Seth Hernandez, a right-handed pitcher from Corona High School in Corona, California.

Hernandez, 19, is MLB Pipeline's No. 3-ranked prospect in this year's draft. Experts say the 6-foot-4, 190-pound hurler already has three elite pitches in his arsenal: a solid fastball, a changeup, and a tight curveball with spin.

"We are very excited to get the chance to work with Seth," said Pirates general manager Ben Cherington. "His athleticism, velocity, ability to shape pitches and competitiveness are standout traits for a starting pitcher. He will be fun to watch develop."

Coming into the draft, Baseball America rated Hernandez with the "Best Changeup" and the fourth-best "Fastball" among this year's high school draft class, per a media release from the Pirates.

Hernandez struck out 105 batters while recording a 0.39 ERA in his 11 appearances (11 starts) this past season for Corona High School. He also hit .319 with seven home runs and a 1.019 OPS as a senior.

Angel Cervantes, RHP, Round 2, Pick 50

Cervantes, a 6-foot-3, 195-pound 17-year-old, hails from Earl Warren High School in California.

Scouts who have viewed Cervantes on the mound note that he has three-to-four solid pitches in his repertoire, including a low-to-mid-90s fastball, a changeup, which some describe as his best pitch and a few breaking pitches, including a curve and slider.

Cervantes is currently committed to UCLA.

Murf Gray, 3B, Competitive Balance Round B, Pick 73

The first position player the Pirates take in the draft, Gray, 21, is a bulky 6-foot-4, 230-pound infielder who plays for Fresno State.

Gray was the 2023 Mountain West Conference freshman of the year. He then hit 10 homers with a .504 slugging percentage as a sophomore.

Gray became the first Fresno State University player to earn conference tournament MVP honors in back-to-back seasons.

Scouts believe Gray has the arm to stay at third base, but not the greatest amount of speed, which could eventually prompt a move to first base or a corner outfield spot.

Easton Carmichael, C, Round 3, Pick 82

Carmichael, 21, currently playing at Oklahoma, earned All-Star Game MVP honors in the Cape Cod League last summer.

He earned first-team All-American honors by Perfect Game and the College Baseball Foundation in 2025.

Carmichael led the Sooners in batting average (.329), slugging percentage (.613), hits (80), RBI (62), triples (four) and home runs (17) in 2025.

A right-handed hitter, some scouts project he could routinely hit 15 to 20 home runs at his ceiling.

Gustavo Melendez, SS, Round 4, Pick 113

Melendez, a Puerto Rican-born infielder, is listed at 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds. Batting left and throwing right, the 17-year-old is profiled as a strong hitter from the left side of the plate.

In the field, scouts believe he has the arm talent to remain at shortstop, but a move to second base down the line isn't out of the realm of possibility.

Melendez is currently committed to Wake Forest.

Adonys Guzman, C, Round 5, Pick 144

Guzman is a right-handed catcher, listed at 5-foot-11 and 221 pounds. Currently playing with the Arizona Wildcats, scouts say Guzman has a plus throwing arm behind the dish.

He slashed .328/.411/.496 with nine home runs and an 11.8 percent strikeout rate in 62 games this spring.

Jack Anker, RHP, Round 6, Pick 178

Anker, 21, is a Fresno State product who often utilizes a low-to-mid-90s fastball, a low-80s changeup and a few varying breaking pitches, most notably a curveball.

Described as a strike thrower, scouts believe Anker has the potential to be a back-end rotation starter as he develops.

Brent Iredale, 3B, Round 7, Pick 203

Iredale, 22, is an Australian native who spent his first two college seasons with the New Mexico Junior College Thunderbirds before transferring to Arkansas. He slashed .437/.543/.925 with 42 homers and 40 steals in 113 games with the Thunderbirds before transferring and going undrafted.

While his long-term arc at third base remains undetermined, scouts say his play has improved with time, adding that he has decent range and average arm strength.

Josh Tate, OF, Round 8, Pick 233

Tate, a right-handed hitter, spent 2023 at Georgia before transferring to Georgia Southern, where he led the Sun Belt Conference in hitting (.362) this spring. 

Tate has been described as a contact hitter with "solid to plus speed" as a pure center fielder.

Jared Jones, 1B, Round 9, Pick 263

The Pirates may add yet another Jared Jones to their farm system.

A right-handed bat, Jones has been described as a top power hitter over the last few seasons. Listed at a towering 6-foot-4 and 246 pounds, he smashed 64 homers while winning two College World Series at LSU.

Given his frame, speed is not the name of Jones' game, but he does possess major-league arm strength, even with some defensive deficiencies.

A long-term outlook as a designated hitter isn't out of the question.

Matt King, SS, Round 10, Pick 293

King is a 6-foot-1, 195-pound right-handed shortstop, currently playing for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

He posted a career-best .336 average at UTSA as a junior in 2024 with 41 RBIs to finish his Roadrunner career with a .304 average with a .449 OBP and 127 RBIs over 163 games played.

Dylan Palmer, 2B, Round 11, Pick 323

Palmer comes from Hofstra University, where he is the career leader in triples with 12. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound senior was a first-team All-Coastal Athletic Association selection in 2025. 

Cameron Keshock, RHP, Round 12, Pick 353

Keshock spent last season at Samford University after spending the first two years at Auburn University. 

Dylan Mathiesen, RHP, Round 13, Pick 383

Mathiesen is from Coraopolis and graduated from Montour High School. The right-handed pitcher just finished his junior year at Liberty University. 

Connor Hamilton, RHP, Round 14, Pick 413

Hamilton is another pick aimed at the Pirates' pitching staff. The high school senior at Montgomery Bell Academy in Tennessee has committed to play college baseball at Vanderbilt University.  

McLane Moody, RHP, Round 15, Pick 443

Moody has committed to play college baseball at the University of Arkansas. He is a senior at Northside Senior High School in Arkansas. 

Eddie King Jr., OF, Round 16, Pick 473

King played in 55 games last season as a senior for the Louisville Cardinals. He hit 17 home runs and tallied 63 RBIs. He had 14 home runs as a junior.

Carter Gwost, Round 17, Pick 503

The high school senior from Little Falls High School in Minnesota is committed to play college baseball at the University of Nebraska.

Canon Reeder, OF, Round 18, Pick 533

Reeder made 53 starts for the Oregon State Beavers in 2025.

Brandon Cain, OF, Round 19, Pick 563

Cain played in 21 games for the Oklahoma Sooners last season. He made two starts in right field. He is the nephew of former MLB player Lorenzo Cain.

Nick Frusco, LHP, Round 20, Pick 593

The Pirates closed the draft by selecting Frusco out of Miller Place High School in New York. He has committed to play college baseball at Clemons University. 

What is the Pirates' bonus pool spending?

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. 

Who did the Pittsburgh Pirates draft last year?

The Pirates took Griffin, a shortstop out of Jackson Preparatory School in Flowood, Mississippi, with the 9th overall pick. 

He was the first high school player taken in the 2024 draft. MLB.com now ranks him as the team's second-best prospect. The 19-year-old is currently with the Greensboro Grasshoppers in High-A.

The team also drafted Levi Sterling in the Competitive Balance Round A and Wyatt Sanford in the second round. Both players are already among the Pirates' top prospects.