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Minor Transactions: Pena, Sanchez, Verdugo

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The Pirates released Sanchez.

Matt Eddy of Baseball America has some minor league transactions.  The ones we haven’t heard about already:

-The Pirates signed catcher Rodolfo Pena.  This isn’t actually a player signing.  Pena, also known as Rudy Pena, has been a coach in the Pirates’ system for the last three years, spending the 2008 season with Hickory, and the 2009-2010 seasons with the GCL Pirates.

-Along with Craig Hansen, the Pirates released Yeiber Sanchez.  Sanchez was throwing 94-95 MPH when Wilbur saw him at Pirate City, but battled control issues.

-Oscar Verdugo was outrighted to the Mexican League, where he will play for Veracruz, the team that Luis Heredia pitched for last year.  Wilbur also saw Verdugo (mentioned in the above link), and at the time he was only throwing 88-89 MPH, and working up in the zone.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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