The Pirates announced Tuesday that they’ve claimed right-hander Nick Tropeano off waivers from the Yankees, who had designated him for assignment over the weekend. Tropeano has been optioned to the Pirates’ alternate training site.
Tropeano, 30 this month, has pitched in parts of five big league seasons, compiling a 4.51 ERA with 8.0 K/9, 3.6 BB/9 and 1.57 HR/9. He was at one point a fairly well-regarded prospect in the Astros and Angels organizations, but injuries have slowed his career. Tropeanos had Tommy John surgery that cost him all of the 2017 season, and he has since battled shoulder and elbow troubles that have limited him to 182 innings between the minors and big leagues.
Last season, Tropeano was hit hard in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League , posting a 5.87 ERA in 79 2/3 frames. Offense was elevated in that already hitter-friendly league, however, just as it was in the Majors thanks to alterations to the ball’s composition. Prior to last year’s ugly results, Tropeano had a career 3.67 ERA in 223 Triple-A frames. He’ll give the Bucs some depth for their rotation and a possible long relief option.
Hey, we knew we were gonna be bad entering this year. Why not go all the way with a shortened season? But you still need warm bodies to play. No harm in claming a guy like this to see if he has anything.
Bad is a understatement.
Well we knew they were going to be bad. They’ve been godawful, but that’s ok. We’re going for that #1 overall pick, baby!
the punishment for being good at college ball…going to the Pirates
Pirates have the #1 pick on lock.
Yes, but they are so cheap they will take the #10 pick to save $$. The owner is a joke. No desire to put a World Series caliber Team on the field and MLB let’s him.
Say it again please, owner is a joke. That will never change. Guy should be ashamed to show his face in Pittsburgh.
Um, yea no. If there’s one thing the Pirates will throw money at, it’s draft picks. They own the 2nd highest first round signing bonus (Gerrit Cole), the highest 2nd round signing bonus (Josh Bell), and the highest 8th round signing bonus (Clay Holmes).
The Pirates did that years ago b4 their was slotted money for 1st round picks. Next year #1 pick seems to be Rucker from Vandy. It’s gonna be a hard year to evaluate though do to Covid and no one playing. HS will be really tough. Someone who has a big senior year and jumps up to the #1 pick it won’t happen now. That’s what sucks. Is the latter rounds too.But it seems pretty standard that Rucker is gonna go #1 overall next year. Most MLB ready top of the rotation SP.
Tyler Bashlor, Henderson Alvarez and now Tropeano. PIT trying to catch lightening in a bottle.
Well what do you expect, givin the rest of roster/combined with the record and 40 something games left? This is the time I don’t blame them, in the current situation they are in, to claim these types.
Overall though, the owner is a disgrace, always has been, always will be. Nothing will change while he’s the owner, and that’s a dam shame for the city.
Normally I don’t blame an owner completely for the lot of his franchise, but I do in the case of Bob Nutting. At least 3 times during their most recent run (optimal window of opportunity) the Pirates were a player or two away from serious contention at the deadline and not once did he allow Huntington to make a deal of any significance. Nutting has always had a bumper sticker on his Mercedes that says, “I’d Rather Be Rebuilding, TBH.”
You don’t want to blame Huntington, but it really is Huntington’s fault. You look at their 2016 payroll, and they had $31.32 million tied up between Mike Morse, John Jaso, Juan Nicasio, Jeff Locke, Ryan Vogelsong, Antonio Bastardo, Neftali Feliz, Kyle Lobstein, and Corey Lubke. Overall, they had a $100 million payroll that year. Those players combined for a fWAR of just .8.
Also, what do you mean that he didn’t want Huntington to make a deal of any significance at the deadline? Clearly, they did when he traded Glasnow, Meadows and Baz for Archer. Was it an ill-advised trade? Yes. Was it at the wrong time? Absolutely. But if he truly didn’t want him to make significant deadline deals, then why did he let him make that one?
Huntington made a handful of questionable moves, but everyone would rather blame Nutting. Huntington has had the budget to build a contender with. Just look at 2016 for example. It’s been a lack on his end to go out and use that money wisely, like the near $32 million tied up to 9 players who totaled less than 1 win (per fWAR), and trading prospects at the wrong time like with the Archer deal.
Huntingdon turned chicken **** into chicken salad, but how dare he not turn it into a chicken sandwich.
His big mistake was letting the Nationals be worse in 2009 and 2010. Cherington is not making that mistake. Del Pozo Power.
In a modern MLB where every team embraces analytics, the ONLY way Cherington exceeds Huntingdon’s high water mark is multiple years of tanking.
Have fun with that.
PS- Nutting forced the Archer deal in a panic move because of the attendance drop. Huntingdon would have rather cut off his left hand than trade prospects.
PS2- When the TV deal was up for renewal, Nutting still wouldn’t spend an extra dime even when it could make him more money. You think he’s going to do it to improve the on field product? He’s a clueless silver spoon who knows how to inherit money, not how to make it.