After drafting him in the 5th round of the Major League Baseball draft earlier this month, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Muenster’s Logan Hofmann to a contract on Saturday.
The 20-year-old, who was taken with the 138th overall pick, has a deal that gives him a $125,000 signing bonus.
“We are excited to add Logan to the Pirates organization,” general manager Ben Cherington said in a statement. “Logan has performed well at every level of amateur baseball and has a strong combination of stuff, control, feel for pitching and competitiveness. We look forward to seeing Logan in a Pirates uniform.”
“He just keeps getting better.”
High praise for @lhofmann11. pic.twitter.com/5pCEw2fk1L
— Pirates (@Pirates) June 14, 2020
The Pirates are excited at what Hofmann can do as not only can he throw a fastball that can reach 94 mph, but has a variety of pitches including a curveball that the team says compliments his fastball making him very tough to face as a hitter.
With the selection, he becomes the highest-born player from Saskatchewan to be drafted beating out James Avery of Moose Jaw. He was taken with the 152nd pick of the 2005 draft by the Cincinnati Reds
