Official Site of the Pirates · Nov 30, 2016
Pirates have more roster decisions to make
Wade LeBlanc strikes out seven over six innings of three-run ball in a win over the AthleticsPITTSBURGH -- The Pirates effectively parted ways with Jeff Locke on Tuesday night, but they still have a handful of roster decisions to make this week.
The deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players for the 2017 season is 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday night, and Locke was the Pirates' most obvious non-tender candidate. The 29-year-old lefty pitched his way out of Pittsburgh's rotation last season, posting a 5.44 ERA in 127 1/3 innings, and he would have been in line to make $4.2 million in arbitration next year, according to MLB Trade Rumors.