Pirates Add Bautista

[love_that_reefer]

The Pirates did find outside pitching help, as expected, but it was not for the ailing rotation. Instead, general manager Neal Huntington added another power arm to the bullpen by acquiring Denny Bautista from Detroit for Class A reliever Kyle Pearson. Bautista, a 27-year-old right-hander, was designated for assignment Friday after posting a 3.02 ERA, 10 strikeouts, 14 walks and 15 hits in 16 appearances for the Tigers. An American League scout last night described Bautista as a "Tyler Yates type of guy," and that seems true in more ways than one. For one, his fastball has been clocked as high as 99 mph, and he has a changeup and curveball, too. "We had a chance to get a guy with very good stuff, and that's something we don't have a lot of," Huntington said.

The Pirates are only four games under .500 so this could help a little. I don't know what to think really with the Tigers giving up on a reliever but who knows. I wouldn't be at all shocked if the Pirates pick up Shawn Chacon since Ian Snell just hit the DL. Plus Chacon has pitched there before and knows everyone.

[Kingdom]

How many crappy Bautistas does it take to screw in a lightbulb in Pittsburgh?