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Pirates Acquire Joaquin Benoit

By Tim Dierkes | July 31, 2017 at 3:21pm CDT

The Pirates acquired veteran reliever Joaquin Benoit and cash considerations from the Phillies for right-handed relief prospect Seth McGarry, according to a team announcement.

Benoit, 40, has a 4.07 ERA, 9.2 K/9, 3.4 BB/9, 1.07 HR/9, and 31.5% groundball rate in 42 innings this year, missing ten days in June with a knee sprain.  The Pirates will be the eighth team for which Benoit has pitched.  As a long shot for the playoffs, the Pirates wouldn’t appear to have a strong need for  a rental like Benoit, who has about $2.6MM left on his contract this year.  But perhaps Benoit is meant to replace Tony Watson, who the Pirates sent to the Dodgers earlier today.

McGarry, 23, was drafted by the Pirates in the eighth round in 2015 out of Florida Atlantic University.  This year in High-A, he owns a 1.34 ERA, 8.5 K/9, and 3.1 BB/9 with just one home run allowed in 40 1/3 innings.

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  1. gamemusic3

    4 years ago

    Dodgers?

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    • SimplyAmazin91

      4 years ago

      They’d be in a roll

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      • SimplyAmazin91

        4 years ago

        On*

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  2. thor would look better in red

    4 years ago

    exciting last sec news…

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  3. mitt24

    4 years ago

    Astros

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  4. kaehlaone

    4 years ago

    I’m betting Astros

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  5. greg91305

    4 years ago

    To the Pirates

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  6. SF_Giants

    4 years ago

    Benoit replaces Watson as Pirates closer?

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    • TL

      4 years ago

      Watson hasn’t been the closer for a few months. He did recover nicely back in his former role though.

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      • GoRockies

        4 years ago

        Watson was Traded

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    • kehoet83

      4 years ago

      Felipe Rivero is the Pirates closer

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    • pghbill200

      4 years ago

      rivero is the closer

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  7. steelcitybucc0s

    4 years ago

    Cool… get a crap outfielder to be a filler and call it a day then I will be 100 percent on pirates trade deadline

    -deal Watson
    -get bullpen piece
    -get outfielder

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    • TJECK109

      4 years ago

      What do you want the Pirates to do? You don’t believe this team is a contender do you? Now that would be funny

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      • steelcitybucc0s

        4 years ago

        I want the pirates to do exactly what they did… stand pat… do nothing much at all..

        I actually have a great feeling bout this upcoming homestand… plus waiver trades would be better for the buccos if they get hot

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  8. wkkortas

    4 years ago

    Why bother?

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    • steelparrot

      4 years ago

      Just patching the bullpen hole they just made. with the Watson trade.

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  9. firstbleed

    4 years ago

    Pirates are in a tough place, some great pieces but not enough to make up a overall great team. This offseason they either need to go all in or think about a rebuild. Mediocrity for years can be a fan killer.

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    • HereComeThePhillies2018

      4 years ago

      I lived in Pittsburgh for some of their worst years, and while I’d normally agree with your statement, I can’t say it’s true in Pittsburgh. Their fans just went through a 20+ year rebuild and they are NOT looking to hear that dirty ‘R’ word come out of anyone’s mouth in Neil Huntington’s office.

      Smart move to stand PAT and wait to see where they are in the standings in a few weeks before making a decision on whether to go all-in or sell off some of their veterans.

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  10. rc21pa

    4 years ago

    So the pirates picked him up plus cash. Interesting. With Watson out and this one in, it’s a complete wash.

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  11. Ed Charles

    4 years ago

    Klentak is the king of mediocrity it seems.

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    • cjelepis

      4 years ago

      I guess if you were the gm, you would’ve flipped Benoit for Trout. Give me a break…

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    • Pax vobiscum

      4 years ago

      His talent evaluation sucks

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    • pukelit

      4 years ago

      I love how much he lets our prospects waste away in the minors

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    • HereComeThePhillies2018

      4 years ago

      Klentak’s goal coming into the deadline was young, high upside players who don’t need to be protected on the 40-man roster for several more years. They already have the pieces in place in AAA and AA, these moves are about looking at 2020 and beyond. I think he did a pretty good job of sticking to his game plan and opening up some roster spots for our AAA guys to audition for the last couple months of the season.

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      • marckahn

        4 years ago

        Good trade. Logjam on 40 man roster. Can’t put anyone else on 40 man. Phils got several very young players that don’t have to be protected. If one of them works out in a few years it is good
        Now can start promoting guys to majors

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      • Pax vobiscum

        4 years ago

        Which pieces in AAA were you speaking of?

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        • Regi Green

          4 years ago

          Alfaro,Hoskins,Kingery,Crawford,Quinn, & Cozens…. thats 6 of our top 12 prospects,#7 is already up with N.Williams.we were playing 500 ball since he came up,before dropping these 1st 2 against the Angels.

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  12. Starrchild45

    4 years ago

    They traded a high-A kid who had a little bit of promise for a 40 year old on his 8th team. That’s all you need to know about the Pirates’ front office.

    What kind of message does this send? Clearly they’re not looking to make the postseason. And if you needed to fill the spot that opened with the Watson trade, why not call up someone from Indianapolis?

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  13. Joeycalexc

    4 years ago

    Benoit is terrible. Getting anything for him is a win.

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  14. HarveyD82

    4 years ago

    soooooo Huntington gets a 40 yr old and trades youth?

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  15. Solaris611

    4 years ago

    Pirates deadline motto hasn’t changed in recent years: “Neither a buyer or a seller be.”

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  16. BigPhan

    4 years ago

    Phillies now have the youngest team in the majors. They are letting the kids play.

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