The entire Rowdy Tellez timeline with the Pittsburgh Pirates is yet another look at how the Pirates do business with an extreme priority on penny pinching. To me, it’s comical in the way it all turned out.
The timeline:
- December 16, 2023 – The Pirates didn’t make much of an offseason splash, but one of their early moves was signing Tellez as a free agent to a $3.2 million contract with $800,000 in playing time incentives. Those would begin with $200,000 at 425 plate appearances, according to Ethan Hullihen.
- January 31, 2024 – Tellez does an interview with Foul Territory.