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Pirates interested in lefty reliever Xavier Cedeno?

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According to Rob Biertempfel, the Pirates want to add left-handed relief and are looking at Xavier Cedeno, whom the Rays non-tendered the other day.

Left-handed bullpen help is one of #Pirates offseason wish list. They've contacted agent for LH Xavier Cedeno, who last week was non-tendered by Rays.

— Rob Biertempfel (@BiertempfelTrib) December 4, 2017

The 31-year-old Cedeno pitched well for Tampa in 2015 and 2016, posting xFIPs of 3.16 and 3.34. He managed only nine games and three innings in 2017 due to a forearm strain.

In his two-plus seasons with the Rays Cedeno put up 3.