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Pirates Designate Dovydas Neverauskas For Assignment

By Anthony Franco | November 1, 2020 at 7:45pm CDT

The Pirates announced they’ve designated right-hander Dovydas Neverauskas for assignment. That was necessary to open roster space for the activation of a handful of players from the 60-day injured list. Anthony Alford, Phillip Evans, Michael Feliz, Clay Holmes and Jameson Taillon have all returned to Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster, which is currently full.

Neverauskas generated some headlines early in his MLB career, as he became the first (and to date, only) Lithuanian big leaguer. He has gone on to appear in 76 games for Pittsburgh over the past four seasons, working a total of 80.2 relief innings. Neverauskas has managed just a 6.81 ERA over that time. He’s been particularly plagued by the long ball, having surrendered twenty home runs (2.23 HR/9). That trend continued in 2020, as the 27-year-old coughed up five homers in 19 innings en route to a 7.11 ERA.

To his credit, Neverauskas induced swings and misses at a solid 12.8% clip this year. He also boasts high-end spin on his curveball and hasn’t yet reached arbitration, so it’s possible another team could take a look. Neverauskas is out of minor-league options, though, meaning any claiming team would need to keep him on their active roster or again expose him to waivers.

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28 Comments

  1. YakAttack

    5 years ago

    Sign him Tigers. I will buy his jersey tomorrow. (I’m Lithuanian too.)

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    • joedirte4life

      5 years ago

      Yes Tigers sign him for hundreds of thousands of dollars so this one guy can buy a $150 Jersey.

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      • DarkSide830

        5 years ago

        but the merchandise!

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      • jkoch717

        5 years ago

        I’m sorry, why are you making fun of him for wanting to buy a jersey of someone from his heritage if his favorite team would sign the player? How is this any different from you saying you want your favorite team to sign a player you like? Wouldn’t you buy a jersey of that player then?

        Can’t you just let this fan make a comment that makes him feel good instead of trying to make him sound dumb, when you clearly make yourself sound dumb? YakAttack, I hope the Tigers pick this guy up so you can enjoy someone from your background d on your favorite team. That would be fun!

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        • joedirte4life

          5 years ago

          I want players that are good players not because they are from my hometown, state or country.

          I dont play favorites only results

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        • HubcapDiamondStarHalo

          5 years ago

          Well, aren’t you just the badass!

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        • SalaryCapMyth

          5 years ago

          Sure, that’s what you want. Everyone wants different things. Since Detroit’s FO isn’t asking him, you or me for advice, can’t Yak have a wish without your useless commentary?

          Damn, why do so many poster feel the need to jump all over harmless, innocent posts? Nobody’s getting extra credit for being a little punk.

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        • flmetfan

          5 years ago

          Okay Boomer!

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        • Robertowannabe

          5 years ago

          Ooooo! Great freakin comeback……..smh…….

          Reply
    • chicagofan1978

      5 years ago

      Labas

      Reply
    • mattp

      5 years ago

      To be fair, this wouldn’t be their worst return on investment.

      Reply
  2. Reggie Smith

    5 years ago

    Did his parents let a cat walk across the keyboard, to pick his name.

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    • Deleted_User

      5 years ago

      It’s actually the Lithuanian version of David.

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      • flmetfan

        5 years ago

        When he first came up I thought his name was the medical term for Tommy John surgery !

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        • nowheredan

          5 years ago

          Maybe comedy’s not your thing.

          Reply
  3. SueJen

    5 years ago

    Who the heck is this? Must be a slow news day.

    Reply
  4. erauber

    5 years ago

    Sounds like some Pirates fans want to keep him, but they never ask us.

    Reply
  5. MrMet62

    5 years ago

    The Pirates cut Nevers on Sunday!

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    • ldoggnation

      5 years ago

      Good one

      Reply
    • kdevry

      5 years ago

      Finally. Sheesh. The wait for the wit was tiresome!

      Reply
  6. Robertowannabe

    5 years ago

    Well, another whipping boy gone for the Pittsburgh sports fans and Pittsburgh sports media. First Dominik Simon and now Neverauskas.

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  7. holecamels35

    5 years ago

    The fact that he was allowed to throw 80 innings really says something about the state of the Pirates. It got to the point where he was expected to give up at least a run any time he was called in. Shame because he seems like a nice enough guy and has good stuff.

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    • BobGibsonFan

      5 years ago

      Never heard of him… but 10 of his 17 games he gave up no runs.

      Reply
  8. mario crosby

    5 years ago

    Neverauskas has been tougher to get rid of than athlete’s foot. Pirates can’t resist cheap labor.

    Reply
  9. jorge78

    5 years ago

    Never ask us again!

    Reply
  10. oscar gamble

    5 years ago

    I agree with jkoch and SalaryCapMyth. Thanks for the clarification on his name RemovePitcherWins.

    Reply
  11. baseballpun

    5 years ago

    I heard that Nutting cut him because he didn’t want to pay for that many letters for the back of the jersey.

    Reply
    • Monkey’s Uncle

      5 years ago

      Nice one.

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