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Pirates Sign Jorge Julio

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The Pirates have signed Julio to a minor league deal.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed Jorge Julio, according to César Augusto Márquez at the Venezuelan newspaper Lider en Deportes (via MLBTR).  Rob Biertempfel adds that the deal does not include an invite to Spring Training.

Julio last pitched in the majors in 2009 with the Milwaukee Brewers, putting up a 7.79 ERA in 17.1 innings, along with a 13:15 K/BB ratio.  Milwaukee released him, and after a brief stop in the Rays’ minor league system, Julio signed with the Pirates, where he pitched 5.1 innings in Indianapolis.

Julio has a career 4.43 ERA in 467 major league innings, along with an 8.6 K/9 and a 4.5 BB/9 ratio.  His last strong stretch in the majors was in 2007 with the Colorado Rockies.  After starting off slow with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Julio was traded to the Rockies for Byung-Hyun Kim.  With the Rockies, Julio posted a 3.93 ERA in 52.2 innings, with an 8.5 K/9 and a 3.4 BB/9 ratio.

Julio is a hard thrower who has been a back of the bullpen reliever at points in his career.  He is a very low risk signing for the Pirates, and while he won’t compete for a spot in the majors out of Spring Training, he could have a shot of making the majors in 2011 if he turns his career around in AAA.

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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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