Jon Heyman tweets that the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Minnesota Twins are two teams who could have interest in infielder Reid Brignac.
#pirates and #twins are among teams that could have interest in @reidbrignac
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) May 17, 2013
Brignac was recently designated for assignment by the Colorado Rockies after hitting for a .250/.294/.375 line in 48 at-bats. In his career in the majors he has a .228/.270/.321 line in 719 at-bats. The strength of his game is that he has good defensive tools, which would have some appeal as a backup infielder who can cover shortstop. His numbers aren’t inspiring, but he’d be a better option than John McDonald.
Back in 2008 there were trade rumors at the deadline that the Pirates were interested in Brignac, including a rumor that a deal was done sending Jason Bay to Tampa Bay in exchange for Brignac and Jeff Niemann.
SATURDAY: Brignac has been traded to the Yankees, per Jon Heyman.
Brignac traded to yankees
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) May 18, 2013
