We grind our way toward camp...
- Camp is close - here are the non-roster invitees (everyone on the 40-man roster is in) to date - pitchers (10): Tyler Eppler, Yeudy Garcia, Tyler Jones, Damien Magnifico, Brett McKinney, Alex McRae, Richard Rodriguez, Casey Sadler, Bo Schultz & John Stilson; catchers (4): Jin-De Jhang, Christian Kelley, Ryan Lavarnway (a new NRI signing) & Jackson Williams; infielders (6): Kevin Newman, Kevin Kramer, Cole Tucker, Erich Weiss, Eric Wood & Pablo Reyes; outfielders (3): Bryan Reynolds, Jason Martin & Todd Cunningham. We'd be surprised if any broke camp with the team although a couple could pop up later in the season.
- In the MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects: RHP Mitch Keller #16, OF Austin Meadows #45 & RHP Shane Baz #67, with IF Cole Tucker and 3B KeBryan Hayes just outside the centurions list. Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects is slim pickings for the Bucs this year as Keller is #12, Meadows #44 and that's it. Keller was rated as the #6 RHP prospect by MLB Pipeline and Kevin Kramer was listed by as the #10 2B Prospect.
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| Mitch Keller (photo via MLB Pipeline) |
- Sheesh! Pirates LHP Nik Turley received an 80-game suspension after testing positive for Ipamorelin, a PED (a growth hormone releasing peptide that promotes bulk). The Pirates claimed the 28-year-old reliever from the Twins in November.
- Anderson Feliz, 25, who played all over the infield/outfield for Altoona/Indy last year, signed a minor league deal with the Orioles. RHP Chris Volstad, who had a cup o' joe here, was inked to a NRI agreement by the White Sox.
- Antonio Bastardo singed on as a NRI with the D-Backs, w/$1.5M if he makes the club and another $4M in bonuses, mostly tied to closer-type stats. Neftali Feliz also snagged an NRI deal with the Diamondbacks.
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| Antonio joins Neftali on the D-Backs (photo Dave Arrigo/Pirates) |
- The SF Giants have traded IF Engelb Vielma, who was briefly a Buc property this offseason, to the Orioles. This Birds are poor Engelb's fifth organization since September; it ain't easy being the 41st guy on the 40-man roster.
- LHP Wei-Chung Wang, 25, was released by the Brewers so he could join the NC Dinos in the KBO, where he'll become the first Taiwanese-born pitcher to suit up in Korea. Wang,
25, was signed by the Pirates in 2011 but was snagged two years later by Milwaukee via Rule 5 even though he had never pitched beyond the GCL.
- Hat's off to Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Trevor Hoffman, who were elected to Hall of Fame.
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