Tag: Deolis Guerra

The Rule 5 draft is about to begin, capping off the 2015 Winter Meetings. The Pirates have two open spots on their 40-man roster, although they didn’t make a move last year, and are set up in position where it might not make sense to make a pick this year. There are a few guys that […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the signings of six minor league free agents, per a team press release. The players are RHP Wilfredo Boscan, infielder Cole Figueroa, RHP Deolis Guerra, outfielder Danny Ortiz, RHP Curtis Partch, and LHP Robert Zarate. We previously heard about Ortiz and Partch, while Boscan and Guerra are returning to the […]

Right-handed pitcher Deolis Guerra has declared free agency after being outrighted off the Pirates’ 40-man roster last week. He was assigned to Indianapolis, but has decided to go the free agent route instead. Guerra had a 6.48 ERA in ten appearances with the Pirates this season, striking out 17 batters in 16.2 innings, though that […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have made some room on their 40-man roster by parting ways with Travis Snider and Travis Ishikawa, while also sending Deolis Guerra outright to Indianapolis. Snider and Ishikawa elected free agency rather than accepting the outright assignment to Indianapolis. The 40-man roster is currently at 42, though it still includes upcoming free […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have purchased the contract of Pedro Florimon from the Bristol Pirates. To make room on the 40-man roster, they have transferred Deolis Guerra from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL. As I mentioned on Sunday, Florimon was one of six players who were getting called up from Triple-A (along with Rob Scahill […]

It turns out that the Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t lose right-handed reliever Deolis Guerra after all. The Cleveland Indians rescinded their waiver claim and Guerra returned to the Pirates. He has been placed on the 15-day disabled list due to left knee inflammation. To make room on the 40-man roster for Guerra, the Pirates designated pitcher Wilfredo […]

The Cleveland Indians have claimed right-handed pitcher Deolis Guerra off waivers, according to Jordan Bastian. Indians have claimed RHP Deolis Guerra off waivers from the Pirates. LHP Michael Roth has been designated for assignment. — Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) August 5, 2015 Guerra was a good depth option for the Pirates, but wasn’t consistent enough to […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have made a series of roster moves following the trade deadline action. They have placed A.J. Burnett on the disabled list with right elbow inflammation and recalled left-hander Bobby LaFromboise. They also designated Deolis Guerra for assignment to make room on the active roster for Joakim Soria. It’s now clear why the […]

The Pirates dropped the third game of their four-game set against the Washington Nationals in decisive fashion 9-3, which increased their deficit to seven games behind division-leading St. Louis. A.J. Burnett struggled for the second consecutive start, giving up 11 hits and five earned runs over 5.2 innings. He was able to strike out eight […]

With the overwork of the bullpen in recent Pirates’ series, Deolis Guerra has been promoted from Indianapolis to Pittsburgh, according to several reports out of Latin America on Twitter, and online. Guerra has been strong out of the Indianapolis bullpen this season, allowing only six runs all season, with four coming in one appearance early in […]