PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates added a pair of prospects to their 40-man roster on Saturday, protecting them from Minor League free agency and keeping them in Pittsburgh's plans.
The Bucs selected the contracts of right-hander Dovydas Neverauskas and first baseman/outfielder Jose Osuna from Triple-A Indianapolis. Neverauskas, 23, is the Pirates' No. 23 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, while the 23-year-old Osuna ranks 28th on their top 30 list.
Neverauskas, a reliever who split last season between Double-A Altoona and Indianapolis, is now one call away from becoming the first born-and-raised Lithuanian in the Majors. The Pirates signed him out of Vilnius, Lithuania, in 2009, beginning his long journey from gravel-filled soccer fields to a big league roster.