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Pirates Have Inquired on Emilio Bonifacio

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are one of the teams that have inquired on Emilio Bonifacio, according to Joel Sherman.

Sherman mentions that the Cubs could also move a lefty reliever. The Pirates have been looking at lefty relievers, so it would make sense if they’re in on that as well.

As far as Bonifacio, he’s owed $2.5 M this year, and is a two month rental. It’s hard to see why the Pirates would need him. He’s a super utility player, but they have that with Josh Harrison. He could fill the role of a backup middle infielder, which is a position they’ve been looking at. Or maybe this is just to make sure he doesn’t destroy the Pirates every time he plays them. He’s having a career year, so it’s hard to determine his value. Using the inflated trade value prices for this market, he’d be worth a young Grade C pitching prospect based on a 1.0 WAR. He’s exceeded that already this year, although his numbers over the last few years justify the lower value.

UPDATE 1:05 PM: Ken Rosenthal says the Pirates were one of the teams in on Bonifacio at the start of the day.

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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