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Pirates Release Ernesto Frieri

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have released right-handed pitcher Ernesto Frieri, according to Matt Eddy’s minor league transactions on Baseball America. Frieri was outrighted to Triple-A last month after struggling with the Pirates. If he would have declined his outright assignment, he would have given up the remainder of his $3.8 M salary. Now that the Pirates have released him, he is guaranteed that salary, which is no different than his situation when he accepted an outright assignment. The difference is that he’s now free to sign with any team.

If he signs a major league deal, the Pirates would save the pro-rated portion of the league minimum for the amount of time he’s in the majors with another team. The Pirates, or any other team, could also sign him to a minor league deal for the 2015 season, or a MLB deal. The benefit here would be that he could receive a salary lower than his arbitration rate, which is above what he would be worth after this past year.

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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