The Pirates filled up their 40-man roster tonight by adding Matt Hague, Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer, Rudy Owens, Duke Welker & Justin Wilson. To make room, they designated Xavier Paul and Eric Fryer for assignment.
None of the additions are surprises at all – I’d say pretty much all of them were locks, minus maybe Welker. Those added are now safe from being plucked by another team in the Rule 5 Draft this winter. The most notable prospects left unprotected are Aaron Pribanic, Michael Colla, Quincy Latimore, Tim Alderson, Brett Lorin, and Diego Moreno. Tim has the full list and some additional analysis here.
Paul’s designation is not a surprise. Fryer’s is…I would prefer keeping him over the newly acquired Brian Jeroloman. I can’t say I really understand the logic there, but they are two fringe catcher that I’ve barely seen (Fryer) and never seen (Jeroloman), so I won’t fuss about it. There’s still a chance Fryer will remain with the Pirates in the minor leagues.
If the Bucs wa...
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Matt Hague,
Starling Marte,
Jordy Mercer,
Rudy Owens,
Justin Wilson,
Xavier Paul,
Eric Fryer,
Quincy Latimore,
Tim Alderson,
Brian Jeroloman
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays
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