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Pirates Re-Sign Andrew Susac

By Mark Polishuk | November 3, 2020 at 12:05pm CDT

The Pirates have signed catcher Andrew Susac to a new minor league deal, Baseball America’s Chris Hilburn-Trenkle reports.  Susac initially signed a minors contract with the Bucs last January and was outrighted off Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster following the season.

Susac ended up appearing in a single game for the Pirates in 2020, marking his first big league action since the 2018 season (he spent 2019 with the Royals’ Triple-A affiliate).  In 304 plate appearances over parts of six MLB seasons, Susac has hit .219/.286/.371 with seven home runs.

With Susac back in the fold, the Pirates have retained some veteran catching depth as they go through that could be a semi-overhaul of their options behind the plate.  Pittsburgh already claimed Michael Perez from the Rays earlier this week and the arbitration-eligible John Ryan Murphy and Luke Maile both look like non-tender candidates.  Jacob Stallings (also eligible for arbitration for the first time) was the Pirates’ starting catcher in 2020 and looks like the favorite for regular duty next year.

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  1. dtdt

    5 years ago

    Maile and JR Murphy both elected FA after being outrighted.

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  2. baseballpun

    5 years ago

    Championship.

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  3. Monkey’s Uncle

    5 years ago

    Sure why not. Murphy was easily replaceable and Stallings could be trade bait, so maybe Susan gets a shot at more playing time this year.

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    • leefieux

      5 years ago

      Susan might just be better than Susac.

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  4. mario crosby

    5 years ago

    This team has a championship pedigree, if they were in Double A.

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  5. PiratesFan1981

    5 years ago

    Pittsburgh’s finest Bad News Bears! If it can’t get worse, it does

    Reply
  6. tiredolddude

    5 years ago

    Nothing really to trade. Very little in the minors. The hits just keep on comin’

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    • ElGaupo77

      5 years ago

      ?

      Fangraphs has them as like the 5th best minor league system.

      Reply
      • retire21

        5 years ago

        Shhhh,ElGaupo. You know, narrative and all.

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        • Mendoza Line 215

          5 years ago

          Negativity always rises to the bottom.
          El Gaupo made the mistake of trying to interject facts.

          Reply
  7. panj341

    5 years ago

    His career WAR is greater than 0 so he is better than some on the roster who had negative numbers this year.

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