The Pirates have claimed infielder Jake Elmore off waivers from the Reds, the teams have announced.
The 27-year-old Elmore went to Spring Training with the A’s last season but wound up being claimed off waivers by the Reds in August. He picked up 12 plate appearances over five games with Cincinnati and is a lifetime. .221/.288/.291 hitter in 221 plate appearances at the big league level.
Elmore spent most of last season at the Triple-A level where he batted .281/.376/.345. He’s a lifetime .313/.407/.422 hitter in 1136 plate appearances at the Triple-A level and holds the distinction of having appeared at all nine positions on the diamond with the Astros’ Major League team over the course of the 2013 season, including an evening where he appeared as a pitcher and a catcher in the same game (Aug. 19, 2013).
Cooperstown.
Sounds like the absolute definition of a AAAA player.
Yesterday it was reported the Reds re-signed Elmore after outrighting him from the 40 man roster. Something seems amiss here.
Decent player…nice pick-up.
Not really
High name value.
No Pirates off-season is complete without Neil Huntington signing at least 2 career minor leaguers to warm the minor league benches…
Ah, another guy capable of playing a gazillion different positions… Now that JHay is the starting 3B, seems like Huntington made it his #1 priority to find another super-sub who can fill in anywhere he’s needed.