The Pittsburgh Pirates added LHP Joey Wentz to their roster on Thursday, while designating right-handed pitcher Domingo German for assignment.
Wentz was recently claimed off waivers, and has five years of control remaining beyond this season. The Pirates will give him a look, while likely trying to keep him on the 40-man or in the organization all offseason.
German had a 7.84 ERA in 20.2 innings with the Pirates, serving as a depth option out of the bullpen. He was signed as a minor league free agent earlier this season, but couldn’t get back to the level of performance that saw him pitch a perfect game last summer.
Minor Moves
The Pirates made the following moves in the minor leagues over the last few days:
- Third baseman Jack Brannigan was activated from the injured list in Greensboro.
- Infielder Maikol Escotto was placed on the 7-day IL in Greensboro.
- LHP Josh Walker was activated from the injured list in Indianapolis.
- OF Edward Olivares was placed on the development list.
- C Carter Bins was placed on the 7-day injured list in Altoona.
- C Geovanny Planchart was promoted from Greensboro to Altoona.
