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Clint Barmes Signs With San Diego

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Clint Barmes has signed a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres, according to Ken Rosenthal.

The writing was on the wall this off-season that Barmes wouldn’t be returning to the Pirates. They had been acquiring a lot of infield depth options, including a few players who can play shortstop. It appears that they will go with someone who is making the league minimum to replace Barmes. I don’t know if that’s the reason they’re moving away from Barmes. They’ve added two interesting options to be a strong defensive shortstop, with Pedro Florimon coming on a waiver claim, and Gustavo Nunez signed as a minor league free agent.

Jordy Mercer is the starter, and has improved his defense over the last year. The Pirates will still need at least one strong defensive shortstop in the system, and possibly more, if Mercer goes down, to avoid another Michael Martinez situation from last 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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