The Pittsburgh Pirates have made their signing of right-handed pitcher Vince Velasquez official. The deal is for one year and $3.15 million.
In a press release, Pirates General Manager Ben Cherington announced that Velasquez would join the starting pitchers.
“We are happy to bring Vince into our starting pitching group,” said Cherington. “He has a starter’s repertoire and we are looking forward to working with him and watching him start games in black and gold.”
This clears up any question as to what role they signed Velasquez for, though I wouldn’t take this to mean that he has a starting role locked down.