The Pirates claimed utilityman and former prime Giants prospect Marco Luciano off waivers Friday, giving them another choice both up the center or within the outfield.
Luciano, 24, was one of many greatest worldwide free brokers in 2018, signing for a $2.6 million bonus with the Giants. However he didn’t pan out with the membership. He performed 41 video games with the Giants between 2023 and ’24, hitting .217 with a .590 OPS over 126 plate appearances.
Luciano didn’t seem within the Majors with the Giants this yr; he was amongst their early Spring Coaching cuts as they hoped to show him the outfield. A center infielder by commerce, he performed 107 video games in left subject and none within the infield at Triple-A and made six errors. As a hitter, he homered 23 occasions however had a mediocre .214/.335/.413 slash line over 555 plate appearances.
Luciano was ranked because the Giants’ No. 2 prospect and the No. 39 prospect within the sport by MLB Pipeline as just lately as 2024. He’s out of Minor League choices, although, so he might want to both make the Pirates’ Main League workforce out of camp or be designated for project.
Moreover, the Orioles claimed outfielder Will Robertson off of waivers. Robertson was claimed off waivers in October and by no means appeared in a sport with the Pirates.
The Pirates’ 40-man roster is now at 39, that means they may have a spot open forward of the Winter Conferences, which begin Monday. Until they full a transaction, they need to have a spot open forward of Wednesday’s Rule 5 Draft, that means they will theoretically declare somebody.
