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The Pittsburgh Pirates continued adding to their pitching depth over the weekend when they signed Steven Wright to a Minor League deal. The former 2016 all-star brings his career 24-16 record to Pittsburgh as both starting depth and relief depth. If there is one thing the Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for this off-season, it is arms to throw quality innings throughout a 162-game season. Ben Cherington continued that pursuit this weekend when he reunited with one of the arms he acquired while with the Boston Red Sox. On Sunday, the Pirates continued adding to their pitching depth when they signed knuckleballer Steven Wright as a Minor League free agent. They gave him an invite to Major League spring training in a move aimed to add depth to both the starting rotation and the bullpen. Wright has pitched in both roles throughout his Major League career, appearing in 81 games and making 44 starts. He has had a solid career to this point, going 24-16 with a 3.86 ERA in seven yea...

The flurry of roster moves began for the Pirates as seven players were sent outright off the 40-man roster. One addition the team made was claiming catcher Michael Perez off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays. Now that Jacob Stallings has shown the ability to be an everyday catcher, the Pirates are in need of a quality back-up catcher. Last season, John Ryan Murphy did the job, but he and Like Maile have since been outrighted off of the 40-man roster. With a plethora of back-up catchers available on the market, the Pirates made their first move of the off-season claiming catcher Michael Perez off waivers. Perez has spent the last three seasons going up and down in the Tampa Bay Rays organization and is looking for his first shot full-time in the Big Leagues with a team and the Pirates might be the one to give him that shot. Perez is and exceptional defensive catcher, posting fielding percentages above .995 in each of the last two seasons. He saw the most playing time of his ca...