According to MiLB transactions, the Pittsburgh Pirates have released seven minor league players from various levels of the organization. The most surprising name on this list is outfielder Osvaldo Gavilan, who was the top signing during the 2018-19 international signing period. The full list of players also includes pitchers Will Gardner, Parker Brahms, Argenys Dominguez, Ryan Troutman and catchers Arden Pabst and Kyle Wilkie.
Gavilan posted a .581 OPS over 37 games in his first season and didn’t draw much praise. Despite being the highest paid prospect ($700,000 bonus) in the DSL for the two 2019 Pirates teams, our top prospects list, which was put together with a lot of help from people who saw them play, didn’t have him among the top ten prospects.