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Dan Runzler Becomes a Free Agent

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The Pittsburgh Pirates added one left-handed pitcher on Monday and got rid of another. Dan Runzler was sent outright to Indianapolis and became a free agent. Earlier today, the Pirates picked up Nik Turley off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

Runzler spent the 2017 season with Indianapolis, where he had a 3.05 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP over 41.1 innings in 40 appearances. He was a surprise addition to the 40-man roster in mid-September after Indianapolis was eliminated from the playoffs. The Pirates got a decent look at Runzler during his short time with the team, using him in eight games. He gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks over four innings. The 32-year-old Runzler pitched four seasons for the San Francisco Giants, then went five years between big league appearances.

The Pirates now have four open spots on their 40-man roster. That includes the spot Josh Harrison will take when he’s activated from the 40-man roster this week.

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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