The Pittsburgh Pirates have added two more members to their 2024 draft class. On Wednesday, the team signed left-handed pitcher Jacob Bimbi and center fielder Andrew Patrick.
Bimbi, selected in the 11th round from Western Kentucky, had a 4-2 record over 15 appearances (14 starts) last season. He led the Hilltoppers with 71 strikeouts in 54 2/3 innings. The 6-foot, 185-pound pitcher previously played at Tennessee in 2023 and Wabash Valley Community College in Illinois, where he earned the 2022 Great Rivers Conference Co-Pitcher of the Year title with an impressive 11-1 record and 1.49 ERA.
Patrick, a 17th-round pick from Wright State in Ohio, posted a .244 batting average with eight home runs and 24 RBIs as a junior, leading his team with 17 stolen bases despite being limited to 34 games due to injury. In 2023, he was named first-team All-Horizon League, hitting .326 with 21 doubles, 20 home runs, and 59 RBIs as a sophomore. Patrick is a 6-foot-4, 195-pound right-handed batter.
Both players have been assigned to the Florida Complex League.
With these signings, the Pirates have now secured 19 of their 21 selections from the 2024 draft. Only right-handed pitchers Brian Curley from Virginia Commonwealth and Taylor Penn from Woodford County High School in Kentucky remain unsigned.
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