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Pirates Release Infielder Dan Gamache

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have released infielder Dan Gamache. He spent the 2016 season with Indianapolis, where he saw limited time throughout the season, hitting .244/.338/.324 in 176 at-bats. He was a sixth round draft pick in 2011 out of Auburn. The 25-year-old Gamache put up strong stats during the first half of 2015 with Altoona, then struggled with the jump to Triple-A. He was a backup at third base and first base this season, though he saw more time in the DH/PH role.

In six seasons, he hit .276/.345/.397 in 513 games and played a majority of his time at second base. Gamache didn’t have any plus tools to his game, so the upside was always limited to someone who could possibly make the majors if everything went right. He was going to be a minor league free agent after the 2017 season and with players moving up from Altoona, he likely would have served the same role next season, possibly even getting bumped to the 26th man role. That was played by Juan Diaz this season, who was activated for three games all year and never played (before going down to Bristol where he switched to pitching).

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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