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Pirates DFA Greg Allen and Michael Chavis; Andujar Joins Team

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The Pittsburgh Pirates made some moves ahead of Monday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. It was announced yesterday that Miguel Andujar was claimed off of waivers. He has joined the team, along with catcher Jose Godoy, who needed to be added to the 40-man roster. To make room on the active roster, both infielder Michael Chavis and outfielder Greg Allen were designated for assignment.

Andujar  hit .229/.250/.281 this season in 27 games for the New York Yankees. Godoy was with the Pirates earlier in the season as a waiver claim, before being DFA’d. He has played seven big league games this year between the Minnesota Twins and Pirates, going 0-for-10 at the plate. Catcher Tyler Heineman was placed on the injured list over the weekend due to a concussion and Zack Collins caught one day, but it appears that he isn’t thought of as a suitable backup to Jason Delay.

Chavis hit .229/.265/.389 in 129 games for the Pirates this season, showing some extra-base power, but not much else, leading to a -0.4 WAR for the season. He did well in April and May, but has struggled since then, going from an .837 OPS on June 1st, to a .574 OPS in 88 games since then.

Allen was injured to start the season and returned to the Pirates quickly during his rehab due to some roster movement at the time. So it was worth giving him a longer look after a slow start, because he didn’t go through a full rehab process. However, he is hitting .186/.260/.271 in 46 games this season. He compiled -0.1 WAR.

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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