Headlines

  • Nationals Fire PBO Mike Rizzo, Manager Dave Martinez
  • Brewers Activate Brandon Woodruff
  • Clarke Schmidt Expected To Undergo Tommy John Surgery
  • Bobby Jenks Passes Away
  • Braves Release Alex Verdugo
  • Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Pirates Sign J.B. Shuck To Minor League Deal

By Steve Adams | January 30, 2019 at 7:58pm CDT

The Pirates announced Thursday evening that they’ve signed outfielder J.B. Shuck to a minor league contract with an invite to Major League Spring Training. Pittsburgh also announced its previously reported minor league deal with righty Brandon Maurer.

Shuck, 31, has bounced all over the league since being a sixth-round pick of the Astros back in 2008, spending time at the MLB level with the ’Stros, Angels, White Sox, Indians and, most recently, the Marlins. The journeyman is a lifetime .244/.294/.316 hitter with eight homers, 39 doubles, nine triples and 24 steals in 1232 Major League plate appearances. He spent the 2018 campaign in the Marlins organization and tallied 142 plate appearances at the big league level, hitting .192/.255/.231.

While he’s never found much in the way of big league success, Shuck has a solid track record in Triple-A and figures to head there if he doesn’t break camp with the Bucs. He’s a .294/.367/.388 hitter in parts of eight Triple-A campaigns (2244 PAs) and has ample experience at all three outfield positions, though he’s spent much more time in center (3097 innings) and in left (4083 innings) than in right (1580 innings).

Share 0 Retweet 16 Send via email0

Pittsburgh Pirates Transactions J.B. Shuck

Twins Designate Chase De Jong For Assignment
Main
Twins Sign Martin Perez
View Comments (39)
Post a Comment

39 Comments

  1. Sully

    6 years ago

    Your move NL central

    4
    Reply
  2. shortytallz

    6 years ago

    Once you go Schmuck, you never go shucks.

    1
    Reply
  3. shortytallz

    6 years ago

    I thought Manny Machado and Bryce Herper were going to pla this year?

    2
    Reply
    • xXabial

      6 years ago

      pla or play?

      Reply
      • shortytallz

        6 years ago

        place, doofus

        Reply
  4. GONEcarlo

    6 years ago

    Never been more than a AAAA player, but has always show great hustle! Shuck will give 110% even just running out a grounder.

    1
    Reply
  5. TJECK109

    6 years ago

    They wouldn’t sign Galvis because they already have one in Gonzalez so they go and sign Suck instead

    Reply
  6. mlb1225

    6 years ago

    Holy crap, the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 3 minor league deals in 1 day? This is unheard of.

    3
    Reply
  7. The Ghost of Bobby Bonilla

    6 years ago

    Pirates are putting the NL Central on notice. Cards, you get Goldschmidt? Well we got Shuck.

    Reds get Puig? We got Brandon Maurer.

    Cubs rolling with Bryant and Rizzo? Well, Jung Ho Kang’s gonna run them down (almost literally).

    Bob Nutting: the businessman, the myth, the legend.

    13
    Reply
    • bencole

      6 years ago

      I can’t like this enough. I almost want to flag the comment so at least someone will actually read it… after all it is on a J.B. Schuck thread.

      5
      Reply
    • stoetz

      6 years ago

      Bob Nutting: A True Intellectual

      1
      Reply
    • manos

      6 years ago

      This.

      Reply
    • Oxford Karma

      6 years ago

      Pirates think they got a steal. They are going to be pissed when Brandon Morrow doesn’t walk through the door!

      Reply
  8. ronnsnow

    6 years ago

    Pirates came into this season with 3 serious needs. A starting pitcher, a shortstop, and a temporary right fielder. They did good signing Chisenhall, good move for them. But they addressed shortstop with Erik Gonzalez and starting pitcher with Jordan Lyles.

    Seriously, what are the Pirates doing? Payroll is estimated to be $70mil. There’s no excuse they couldn’t make better improvements to a team that’s really not that bad.

    2
    Reply
    • The Ghost of Bobby Bonilla

      6 years ago

      As somebody whose watched a ton of Cleveland baseball, the Chisenhall signing was not good. Watch how a calf injury on April 3rd will limit Chiz to 12 plate appearances for all of 2019.

      1
      Reply
  9. Gwynning's Anal Lover

    6 years ago

    The Pirates should trade Jose Osuna. He makes too much money.

    1
    Reply
    • mlb1225

      6 years ago

      Nah, they should trade their AAA third string catcher. Makes way too much. If we salary dump him, it’ll be beneficial to the overall payroll and focus on the team.

      1
      Reply
      • The Ghost of Bobby Bonilla

        6 years ago

        On a happy note, those expensive Lexus Club seats behind home plate with food included have been rebranded as the Kia Bleachers for 2019.

        1
        Reply
  10. murphydog

    6 years ago

    Meh

    1
    Reply
  11. kdub53

    6 years ago

    Well shucks….

    1
    Reply
  12. TJECK109

    6 years ago

    You have to give the Pirates credit though, they have signed 3 players this year to major league contracts…. 3 more than last off season

    1
    Reply
  13. bencole

    6 years ago

    If I were I Pirates fan I’d be in the stands with a Pirates banner that says, “Go Pirates, even though we Shuck!”

    2
    Reply
    • stratcrowder

      6 years ago

      Post of the day

      1
      Reply
    • TJECK109

      6 years ago

      They used to have a motto in the minors… embrace the suck. No joke

      Reply
  14. troll

    6 years ago

    has over twice as many hits as strikeouts

    Reply
    • timbunna

      6 years ago

      Good on ya for pointing that out troll…ya never know what the kid could surprise some eyes in steel city. He’ll stay up in the MLB club if an injury happens and guess it’ll be a good fit. I can totally picture it. Wish him the best and w that motor he deserves a shot on that and his track record…..

      I’d still like to see Adam Jones in a Pittsburgh uni too since they’ve been scooping people up.

      Go Bucs!!!!!

      Reply
  15. nsmith12641

    6 years ago

    I remember JB Shuck waiving to a Cub fan and acting like he was going to throw the young fan a ball. He ended up faking the throw and running to the dugout with it. I never really liked him much after that.

    Reply
  16. bobtillman

    6 years ago

    Lotsa Schuck-ed up remarks in this thread……

    1
    Reply
  17. revindabiga

    6 years ago

    J.B. Shuck of former Angels fame! WooHoo!

    Reply
  18. HarveyD82

    6 years ago

    this is awesome. can’t wait for last place

    1
    Reply
  19. bobtillman

    6 years ago

    Ya, this hasn’t been a memorable off season for the Bucs. The Cubs figure to be better (that offense isn’t THAT bad, is it?) Everybody’s sleeping on the Brewers; I have no idea why. Goldy makes the Cards better by walking into the locker room, never mind what he does on the field. The Reds are improved; how much? That we can argue.

    But Pitt just sits there…..doesn’t make much sense. They paid a decent price for Archer last summer; if they were going to toss in the towel this winter, why bother?

    Hard to figure……

    4
    Reply
    • frustratedpittsburghpiratesfan

      6 years ago

      Still waiting to see were the money saved from moving higher salary players so there is financial flexibility went.

      Need to have a cap floor and ceiling.

      If we field a whole team of AAA players won’t that provide even more financial flexibility?

      The Perogie races will be main attraction. Add a dunk Nutting contest and that could be a sell out.

      Generations of losing has Pirates interest on decline. Sad.

      Reply
  20. Halos2021WSChamps

    6 years ago

    Would love to have him on a team of youngsters, literally plays 150% 100% of the time. Love watching him on the angels .

    Reply
  21. stratcrowder

    6 years ago

    Gotta say it. Awww Schucks.

    Reply
    • stratcrowder

      6 years ago

      Well Shucks.

      Reply
      • Brewer67

        6 years ago

        Shuck it

        Reply
  22. Lastplace4eva

    6 years ago

    Oh no we Shuck again!!!

    1
    Reply
  23. Lastplace4eva

    6 years ago

    Just what they need, another 4A player. I can almost guarantee this guy will see significant time in the majors this year even after Polanco returns. And Hurdle won’t be able to resist throwing him in the lineup a few times a week. His career stats kinda remind me of neck lips.

    Reply
  24. mrperkins

    6 years ago

    Shucks!
    For me there is no other.
    You’re the only shoe that fits
    I can’t imagine I’ll grow out of it

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Nationals Fire PBO Mike Rizzo, Manager Dave Martinez

    Brewers Activate Brandon Woodruff

    Clarke Schmidt Expected To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

    Bobby Jenks Passes Away

    Braves Release Alex Verdugo

    Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline

    Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim

    Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon

    Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds

    Rangers Option Josh Jung

    Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement

    Braves Place Spencer Schwellenbach On IL With Elbow Fracture

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury

    Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib

    Tucker Barnhart To Retire

    Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline

    Reds Release Jeimer Candelario

    Dave Parker Passes Away

    Griffin Canning Diagnosed With Ruptured Achilles

    Recent

    Nationals Fire PBO Mike Rizzo, Manager Dave Martinez

    Rays Notes: Rasmussen, Boyle, Lowe, Kim

    Nationals Sign Luis Garcia

    Cubs, Tigers Among Teams Interested In Ke’Bryan Hayes

    AL Central Notes: Thomas, Ragans, Lynch, Cobb

    Padres To Activate Yu Darvish On Monday

    Rhys Hoskins Suffers Grade 2 Thumb Sprain, Headed To IL

    Rays Sign Peter Strzelecki To Minor League Contract

    MLB Announces 2025 All-Star Rosters

    Brewers Outright Daz Cameron, Select Anthony Seigler

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
    • Luis Robert Rumors
    • Alex Bregman Rumors

     

    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version