The Pirate bullpen is now a little deeper. Left-handed reliever Kevin Siegrist and the club agreed to a minor league contract on Saturday morning. Siegrist will now report to Pirate camp and look to make the Opening Day roster.
The ex-Cardinal and Phillie reliever is a pitcher I have wanted to the Pirates to pursue for some time now. When the Cardinals designated Siegrist for assignment on August 31 last season, I wrote that he was a pitcher the Pirates should add. Well, a few months later they have.
Kevin Siegrist has spent the past five seasons in the Major Leagues.