Former Pirates top prospect gets second chance with NL contender after recent DFA

Pittsburgh Pirates v Colorado Rockies | Justin Edmonds/GettyImagesThis offseason, the Pirates went above and beyond protecting prospects from the Rule 5 Draft, protecting seven total players. In the process, they made a few questionable DFA decisions to open roster room. The Dauri Moreta move came as a surprise, as did DFAing former top prospect Liover Peguero. While his major league struggles prevented him from living up to the top prospect hype, this decision was still shocking, and it didn't take very long for him to find a deal with an NL contender.

In less than two weeks, Peguero landed a minor deal with the Phillies, giving himself a chance to turn his career around in a new…