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Pirates Release Joe Beimel

By Tim Dierkes | August 30, 2011 at 12:17pm CDT

TODAY: The Pirates have released Beimel, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.

AUGUST 23rd: The Pirates announced they've designated lefty reliever Joe Beimel for assignment to open a spot on the active roster for Ross Ohlendorf.

Beimel, 34, has a 5.33 ERA, 6.0 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, 2.1 HR/9, and 41.2% groundball rate with 34 hits allowed in 25 1/3 innings this year after surrendering a longball to Ryan Braun last night.  Several contenders, including the Yankees and Phillies, are known to be seeking a veteran lefty.  Beimel has been decent against left-handed hitters this year, but he's only faced 46 of them.

The Pirates signed Beimel to a minor league deal in January; the southpaw has ties to Pittsburgh.  His yearly salary while in the Majors is $1.75MM.

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  1. Tacho Bill

    14 years ago

    Well, I guess the Joe Beimel autograph I got in Denver just went down in value.

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    • Gumby65

      14 years ago

      May get you a free mug of beer at a certain New York hotspot though.

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  2. Giants 27

    14 years ago

    The Yankees just placed a claim on him.

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    • pirateswillwinin2013

      14 years ago

      Jesus Montero for Joe Beimel straight up??? Will pick up Joe’s salaray 😉 lol

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      • Frosted Lemonade

        14 years ago

        That sounds about right.  This is the same team that gave the Bucs Jeff Karstens, Daniel McCutchen, & Jose Tabata for Xavier Nady & Damaso Marte. 

        It’s too bad that Paul Maholm got hurt, otherwise the Bucs could package him & Joe Beimel for better than whatever the Pirates get from the yanks for Beimel alone.  Although, I have a feeling that as long as the Red Sox are behind the yanks in the standings, the Sox will claim any starting pitching before the New York can act.

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  3. A_Berg_Thing

    14 years ago

    This is long over due.

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  4. goner

    14 years ago

    “Beimel has been decent against left-handed hitters this year”

    :confused:

    Lefties have hit .302/.333/.465 vs. Beimel this year, which is only “decent” relative to his line vs. right-handed batters (.333/.408/.619). 

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