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Pirates Designate Vance Worley For Assignment

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Vance Worley for assignment to create a spot on the active roster for newly acquired Joe Blanton. So essentially, Blanton comes in to upgrade the long-relief role on the team, which leaves the Pirates still seeking an upgrade for their seventh inning.

I’d still expect Worley to stick around. He’s making $2.45 M this year, and I don’t think another team will be claiming him. He also doesn’t have enough MLB service time to decline an outright assignment without forfeiting his salary. That salary pretty much buys the Pirates a chance to bring him up and send him down at will.

I could be wrong on this, as another team (especially a non-contender) could take a risk on Worley for nothing more than the price of his 2015 contract. The upside is that they’d have three more years of control if he works out. Otherwise, I’d expect him to stick around in the system and be back up when rosters expand in September.

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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