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Pirates’ players to play winter ball
For some Pirates’ players their regular season may be over, but that doesn’t stop them from continuing to play the game they love. That’s right, winter leagues are about to start.
Arizona Fall League starts on Tuesday, October 12th and several Pirates’ players are playing this season.
Tony Sanchez, Jordy Mercer, Josh Harrison and Andrew Lambo will all be playing for the Mesa Solar Sox.
Sanchez only played in 59 games this season with High-A Bradenton due to a broken jaw which ended his season early. He was off to a great start though, batting .314 with four home runs, 35 RBI.
Mercer spent the 2010 season with Double-A Altoona. He finished the season batting .282 with three home runs and 65 RBI.
Harrison batted .298 with four home runs and 74 RBI this season with Double-A Altoona. The infielder also stole 19 bases.
Lambo was acquired from the Dodgers in the Octavio Dotel trade. He played 26 games for the Altoona Curve batting .275 with two home runs and 10 RBI.
Caribbean Baseball starts on October 12, 2010. Brian Bass, Wil Ledezma, Hector Gimenez and Ronny Cedeno will be playing for the Tigres de Aragua.
Bass had a 12.27 ERA in four games with the Pirates this season. In 7.1 innings he allowed 10 runs on nine hits with 10 walks and struck out five.
Ledezma was 0-3 with a 6.86 ERA in 27 games with the Pirates. Wil allowed 15 runs in 19.2 innings this season with 22 strike outs.
Gimenez finished the 2010 season batting .305 with the Altoona Curve. He hit 16 home runs and drove in 72 RBI.
Cedeno was the starting shortstop for the Pirates in 2010. He hit eight home runs with 38 RBI’s and batted .256.
Pirates claim Chris Leroux, DFA Brian Bass
The Pirates have claimed Chris Leroux from the Florida Marlins. To make room for Leroux on the 40-man Roster, the Pirates have Designated Brian Bass for Assignment. (Bass allowed 10 earned runs and walked 10 in 7.1 innings.)
In 17 games with the Marlins this season he was 0-0 with an 7.00 ERA. (14 earned runs allowed in 18 innings) In five games in 2009, he was 0-0 with a 10.80 ERA.
The 26-year-old Canadian is 14-20 with a 4.15 ERA through five seasons in the minors.
Some more stats on Leroux:
- He was drafted in the seventh-round by the Florida Marlins.
- During his senior year of College, Leroux had Tommy John surgery.
- His pitches are: Fastball, change-up and Slider.
- His fastball hits in the mid 90′s and has had control issues with his change up.
- Leroux was a catcher throughout his college years and was turned into a pitcher after being drafted.
- The right-hander is 6’6″, 226 pounds.
- Leroux is expected to join the Pirates on Tuesday at Citi field.
“He’s a big physical right-hander with arm strength,” general manager Neal Huntington said of Leroux, whose fastball sits in the low-to-mid 90s. “[He] could be a depth reliever for us, or if he clicks, [he] could be more. We thought it was a pretty reasonable chance to take on a young guy with a good arm and some upside.”
Eight men come to the rescue
The Pirates will re-call OF Alex Presley, OF Brandon Moss, SS Pedro Ciriaco, C Jason Jaramillo, RHP Brad Lincoln, LHP Justin Thomas, RHP Brian Bass and RHP Steven Jackson from Triple-A Indy prior to Tuesday’s game against the Braves.
Ross Ohlendorf and Jeff Clement were moved to the 60-day DL.
Aki Iwamura and Erik Kratz were Designated for Assignment.
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