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Pirates Moves: Grilli, Ciriaco, Harrison, Meek

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Harrison has been optioned to AAA.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced a lot of expected moves:

-The team officially announced that they have signed relief pitcher Jason Grilli.  It was mentioned yesterday that they had acquired him after he was released by Philadelphia.  Philadelphia released him due to a clause in his contract that stated they had to either release him or promote him if another team wanted to offer him a major league contract.

-Evan Meek has been transferred from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL, to make room for Grilli.

-The Pirates have optioned Josh Harrison and Pedro Ciriaco to AAA.  The team will announce corresponding roster moves tomorrow.  Those moves will likely be the return of Ronny Cedeno and Steve Pearce from the disabled list.

-The Pirates currently have a full 40-man roster, and one spot open on the 25-man roster.  They will have to create a spot for Cedeno and Pearce tomorrow.  That will likely come from the bullpen, as the current pen has eight relievers.  The only relievers with options are Daniel McCutchen, Tony Watson, and Chris Leroux.

The 25-man roster and the 40-man roster have been updated.

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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