JULY 4: The Bucs have outrighted Volstad to Triple-A Indianapolis, according to Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (on Twitter).
JUNE 28: The Pirates announced that they have designated Chris Volstad for assignment. As reported earlier, outfielder Jose Tabata has also been bumped to make room on the 40-man roster.
Volstad, 28, was called up to the big league roster just last week and pitched two innings for the Bucs against the Reds on June 24th. The right-hander seen substantial big league time since 2012, but he was solid in 76 Triple-A frames, putting up a 3.43 ERA with 5.9 K/9 against 2.7 BB/9. For his career, the 6’8″ hurler owns a 4.92 ERA with 5.6 K/9 and 3.2 BB/9.
As the MLBTR DFA Tracker shows, there are now five players in DFA limbo: Volstad, Tabata, Rafael Lopez, Erik Kratz, and Scott Atchison.
