BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pirates added to their bullpen on Saturday morning, signing left-handed veteran Kevin Siegrist to a minor-league contract.
That unit is starting to come into shape with Michael Feliz, George Kontos, and Siegrist likely joining Felipe Rivero at the back-end and the Pirates continuing to talk about an “apprenticeship” for Steven Brault and Tyler Glasnow as lengthier options.
The Pirates have shown a willingness over the years to play with the idea of strictly assigned bullpen roles, and last season, they attempted to used Rivero in a true fireman role before settling on him as the team’s closer.