The Pittsburgh Pirates released outfielder Daniel Nava on Tuesday. He was signed by the Pirates to a minor league deal on February 9th and received an invite to Spring Training. Before he could play a Spring Training game, Nava required back surgery.
On February 28th, Pirates’ Director of Sports Medicine Todd Tomczyk said that Nava would be sidelined for 10-12 weeks after undergoing surgery. At the time, he already had a tough chance to make the Opening Day roster with the Pirates acquiring outfielders Corey Dickerson and Bryce Brentz.
The Pirates already had a crowded situation in the outfield at Triple-A, with some infielders like Chris Bostick and Eric Wood looking like they will be forced to play some outfield to get playing time.