The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed 23-year-old right-handed pitcher Jesus Liranzo from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday afternoon and assigned him to the Altoona Curve.
Liranzo was acquired by the Dodgers in a trade just three days ago and was designated for assignment yesterday. He spent part of 2016 and all of 2017 at Double-A Bowie (Orioles) in the Eastern League, where he had a 4.52 ERA in 83.2 innings, with a 95:55 SO/BB ratio and a .204 BAA. He missed 2014 with an elbow surgery and was still in the Dominican Summer League as a 20-year-old in 2015.