At this year’s trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates paid half of Martin Perez’s remaining salary to get LHP Ronaldys Jimenez back in the trade.
The 18-year-old Jimenez was signed by the Padres last June, and had three starts in his pro debut this year. Spanning six innings in those three starts, he allowed one run on two hits, with two walks and eight strikeouts. One of those outings came on July 17th against the DSL Pirates Black, when Jimenez tossed two perfect innings, striking out three. The Pirates paid half of Perez’s salary because they liked what they saw from the young lefty.