Here are Friday’s minor moves from throughout the league…
- The Pirates announced that they’ve signed outfielder Todd Cunningham and right-hander Richard Rodriguez to minor league contracts with invitations to Major League Spring Training. Cunningham, 29 in March, has just a .520 OPS in 130 MLB plate appearances but batted .284/.404/.414 in 358 Triple-A plate appearances between the Cardinals and Dodgers last season. He’s never hit for much power but has long posted quality on-base numbers in Triple-A. Rodriguez, meanwhile, made his big league debut with the Orioles last year but was rocked for nine runs in 5 2/3 innings. But, the 27-year-old comes to the Bucs with a career 2.70 ERA, 8.7 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 in 243 Triple-A innings between the Orioles and Astros.
- The Twins have signed infielders Brock Stassi, Gregorio Petit and Leonardo Reginatto to minor league deals, tweets MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger. Stassi, 28, made his big league debut with the Phillies last season, totaling 90 PAs with a .167/.278/.295 batting line and a pair of homers. The first baseman/corner outfielder has a lifetime .261/.354/.407 slash in 638 Triple-A PAs. Petit, 33 this weekend, has a .643 OPS in 426 PAs across parts of five big league seasons and can play second base, shortstop or third base. He’s a .267/.317/.370 hitter in parts of 10 Triple-A seasons. As for Reginatto, the Brazilian-born infielder will return to the Twins for a third season after hitting .303/.369/.390 in a utility role with the Twins’ Triple-A affiliate in 2017.
The A’s have also resigned Simon Castro.
Stassi was a fun story.
Stassi Boi
Brock:But I dont wanna go!!
Brocks mom: Stop being so sassy child
Brock: Im not sassy, Im Stassi!
This comment reminds me of when KD joined the Warriors… I hate it
Nah I’m just playing
I would say that these are decent depth pickups for the Bucs, except that I’m nervous these might be their biggest moves of the offseason.
No not the biggest moves. These are AAA depth and emergency call up players
I was just making a joke. As a Pirate fan, you grow accustomed to not expecting much in the way of significant moves. Of course they are depth options. However, in the back of your head as a Pirate fan, there is always a fear that they MIGHT be the biggest moves of the offseason. LOL