In an offseason as slow as Major League Baseball’s, there’s nothing like a transaction deadline.
This past Tuesday was the date to file reserve lists with the Commissioner’s Office. In true Pittsburgh Pirates’ fashion, the team held off an announcement more than twenty minutes after the 6 o’clock deadline.
When the statement was finally made, pitchers Mike Burrows and Colin Selby, catcher Endy Rodriguez, and infielder Jared Triolo were afforded spots on the 40-man roster, while Tyler Heineman, Jeremy Beasley, Junior Fernandez, and Manny Bañuelos were designated for assignment to clear the extra spots needed.