The Pirates beat the clock on July 31st when they acquired Michael Morse and cash from the Dodgers in exchange for the increasingly unwanted Jose Tabata.
Tabata and Morse are under contract through the 2016 season – in 2016 Tabata is due to make $4.5 million while Morse will earn $8 million. It is unclear the exact amount of money that was sent the Pirates way in the swap of players. Considering the Dodgers are allocating upwards of $86 million to players that are no longer in their organization, it wouldn’t be surprising to hear that the Dodgers provided the Pirates with the money to even out the two players’ contracts for 2016.