Tag: Phil Gosselin

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced their roster for Opening Day on Sunday morning, making the final four roster moves to get down to 25 players. Alen Hanson and Phil Gosselin won the final two bench spots, while Chris Stewart and Gregory Polanco were both cleared to play on Opening Day. Jose Osuna was optioned to Indianapolis, […]

The Pirates will play a two game series against the Blue Jays this weekend in Montreal, wrapping up their Spring Training schedule. They still have a few roster decisions to make before Opening Day, with five more cuts remaining in camp. Some of those cuts are obvious, such as Danny Ortiz or Jackson Williams. Others […]

BRADENTON, Fla. — Over the last few years, the Pirates have become notorious for their use of defensive shifting. The Pirates played in a shift the fourth-most of any team in the majors in 2016 after being third in 2015. Their shifts frequently involve both the familiar overshift for pull-happy left-handed hitters sometimes referred to […]

BRADENTON, Fla. – Phil Gosselin helped lead the Pirates to a win today, hitting a grand slam with two outs in the fifth inning in the 6-5 win over the Orioles. Gosselin was also playing left field, which is a position he’s only played three times in the majors, and a few dozen times in the […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they have traded minor league right-handed pitcher Frank Duncan to the Arizona Diamondbacks for 28-year-old infielder Phil Gosselin. TRADE: Pirates acquire INF Phil Gosselin (@PGosselin15) from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for minor league pitcher Frank Duncan. pic.twitter.com/XuT9GeQ5Y6 — Pirates (@Pirates) February 10, 2017 Gosselin has played parts of four […]