Pirates Option Struggling Veteran Pitcher For 29-Year-Old Rookie
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced a roster transaction before Friday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Pirates Option Struggling Veteran Pitcher For 29-Year-Old Rookie originally appeared on SportsNet Pittsburgh . Add SportsNet Pittsburgh as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Pittsburgh Pirates made another bullpen shake-up on Friday.
Pittsburgh announced a roster move before starting a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Pirates recalled Cam Sanders and optioned Jose Urquidy to Triple-A Indianapolis. Urquidy joined the Pirates on a one-year, $1.
5 million contract this offseason. While he didn't make the starting rotation, the 30-year-old cracked the Opening Day roster as a reliever. Urquidy returned from Tommy John surgery last September after missing all of the 2024 campaign.
The Pirates hoped to receive some semblance of the pitcher who registered a 3. 62 ERA in 2021 and helped the Houston Astros win the World Series the following year. Instead, Urquidy allowed 15 hits and 10 runs (six earned) over 6 1/3 shaky innings.