The Pittsburgh Pirates have set their Opening Day roster, making the recent signings of catcher Andrew Knapp and outfielder Jake Marisnick official in the process. To make room for the signings, Adonis Medina has been designated for assignment, which we learned last night, and Greg Allen has been placed on the 60-day IL.
Pitchers (14)
Anthony Banda, David Bednar, JT Brubaker, Wil Crowe, Aaron Fletcher, Heath Hembree, Mitch Keller, Dillon Peters, Jose Quintana, Chris Stratton, Zach Thompson, Duane Underwood Jr., Bryse Wilson, Miguel Yajure
Position Players (14)
Diego Castillo (INF/OF), Michael Chavis (INF), Ben Gamel (OF), Ke’Bryan Hayes (INF), Andrew Knapp (C), Kevin Newman (INF), Hoy Park (INF/OF), Jake Marisnick (OF), Roberto Perez (C), Bryan Reynolds (OF), Yoshi Tsutsugo (1B/DH), Cole Tucker (INF/OF), Josh VanMeter (INF/OF), Daniel Vogelbach (1B/DH)
Earlier today we had a roster analysis, using ZiPS projections to forecast an optimistic win total for this roster.
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