While we wait for the World Series to conclude to see what the Pirates have in store through free agency, they are still active on the waiver front. They just claimed right-handed pitcher Dugan Darnell off of waivers from the Rockies.
At first glance, Rockies? DFA? What could Pittsburgh possibily take from Colorado? And if he were decent, why would the Rockies want to get rid of him? Darnell actually found success in his short rookie season, posting a 3.86 ERA across 11.2 innings, but it ended early due to a season-ending hip surgery.
He tore the labrum in his hip, resulting in surgery last September.