As of yesterday, right-handed relief pitcher Aaron Barrett was placed on out-right waivers by the Washington Nationals. The right-handed pitcher presents as a very intriguing bullpen option. The Pittsburgh Pirates will definitely have to bring in a relief pitcher or two. The Bucs will likely lose Feliz to free agency. Meanwhile you always like to have plenty of depth in the bullpen heading into Spring Training.
Aaron Barrett has the make up of a back-end of the bullpen pitcher. He throws his fastball in the range of 93 to 96 miles per hour. He also has throws a plus slider that grades out as a 45/45 on FanGraphs scaled.