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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