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Jan
16

Pirates agree to terms with Brendan Donnelly

By Allan

The mystery relief pitcher that the Pittsburgh Pirates have been eying has been solved. Jerry Crasnick of ESPN reports that the Pirates have reached a preliminary agreement with reliever Brendan Donnelly on a one-year contract for $1.5 million pending a physical. The deal includes performance bonuses that could increase the payout to $3 million.

It’s been speculated throughout the week that the Pirates were chasing after a third relief pitcher in addition to Octavio Dotel and D.J. Carrasco.

Donnelly, 38, had a record of 3-0 with a 1.78 ERA in 30 appearances while making $950,000 with the Florida Marlins in 2009. He’s also played for the Angels, Red Sox and Indians.

You can see Donnelly’s contract history and statistics here.

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