The Pittsburgh Pirates have rolled the dice again and signed Tyler Lyons to a minor league deal. This continues the team’s recent trend of buying low on a former Cardinals lefty reliever.
It is obviously a low-risk move, but it got me wondering about what the team’s record on these minor league “dice rolls” looks like since the club’s last playoff appearance in 2015. Here we will highlight a win, a miss and a “push.” Feel free to chime in with yours in the comments.
We do not have to look too far back to find the Pirates’ big win from a minor league signing.