The Pirates have agreed to one-year contracts with outfielder Jack Suwinski and right-handed reliever Yohan Ramírez. The offers imply they may keep away from arbitration with each gamers, and that each will stay on the roster forward of Friday’s non-tender deadline.
Suwinski’s one-year deal is for $1.25 million, in response to a supply. This was the primary time Suwinski was eligible for arbitration as a Tremendous Two participant. Ramírez’s deal is for $825,000, in response to a supply.
Suwinski was as soon as considered as a possible constructing block of a rebuilding Pirates membership, hitting 26 house runs with a .793 OPS in 2023. Whereas he was vulnerable to prolonged chilly streaks and struggled in opposition to left-handers, he was one of many top-performing hitting prospects to come back by the farm system.
The previous two years have been a special story. Suwinski has bounced between the Majors and Minors since 2024, and he slashed .147/.281/.253 with three house runs in 178 plate appearances final yr. He did do higher with Triple-A Indianapolis, hitting .283 with a .954 OPS over 230 plate appearances.
Suwinski is out of Minor League choices, so he might want to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster or be lower. This basically makes this a “show it” deal the place if he pans out, the staff nonetheless has three years of arbitration management. If it doesn’t, he and the Pirates should half methods.
The outfield is predicted to be an space the Pirates will attempt to bolster this offseason as they goal to enhance their offense.
Ramírez can also be out of Minor League choices and is on a “show it” deal, too. The journeyman reliever signed a Minor League deal final offseason and pitched his approach onto the Main League roster by midseason, the place he went 3-3 with a 5.40 ERA over 33 1/3 innings.
The non-tender deadline is 8 p.m. ET Friday. The Pirates’ roster is full at 40 gamers.
