Pirates Move On From Recently Acquired Relief Pitcher

Marinaccio made four appearances for the Pirates, giving up four earned runs in 5.1 innings pitched in four games.

He made his debut vs. the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on July 25 and gave up a two-run home run to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong in the seventh inning in the 11-0 defeat.

Marinaccio threw a scoreless inning in two outings vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park, July 27-28.

His last appearance came on Aug. 2 vs. the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park and gave up two runs over two innings in the 10-2 defeat in the series finale.

Marinaccio was a decent arm, but the recent acquisitions the Pirates made put him out of what the best version of their bullpen can be.

This includes Camilo Doval of the New York Yankees, Luke Weaver of the New York Mets, Kirby Yates of the Los Angeles Angels and Lake Bachar of the Miami Marlins.

There's a chance Marinaccio could come back to the Pirates if he clears waivers, but another MLB team will try to get him off waivers and the Pirates will most likely trade him.

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All four additions will play a big role in the bullpen and have opportunities to show what they can do on a consistent basis.

Doval, Yates and especially Weaver will take on high-leverage and late-inning outings, while Bachar can function in the middle-relief role.

The Pirates will have three left-handed pitchers in Mason Montgomery, who has worked as closer, Gregory Soto, who has done well as a setup man, and also Evan Sisk, who should come back off the injured list soon following his rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis.

Yohan Ramírez will most likely be the sole remaining right-handed pitcher in the bullpen, another middle relief man, while Carmen Mlodzinski will end up as a starting pitcher with Mitch Keller going on the 60-day injured list.