The Pirates are one of the finalists in the bidding war for free agent, right-handed pitcher Yariel Rodriguez out of Cuba. ESPN insider Enrique Rojas reports the Pirates, Red Sox, and Blue Jays all view Rodriguez as a starter, while the Yankees, Reds, and Padres see him as a reliever, but his preference is to start.
He hasn’t pitched since 2022, when he went 6-2 with a 1.15 ERA in 54 innings in the Nippon Professional Baseball league in Japan.
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