If you have been following recent baseball transactions, even though the Pittsburgh Pirates have not done it yet, you’ll notice teams have been mass releasing minor league players. Now most are just Low-A and High-Al level bench bats, or middle relief pitchers. But a few have been prominent names. Now this isn’t unusual when the MLB Draft is around the corner. But usually the draft is 40 rounds, and not the scheduled 5 for this year.
Regardless, one of those few prominent names has been former top 50 prospect Luiz Gohara. Gohara has had a rough go of things lately, which might be an understatement for the Brazilian left hander.