The Pittsburgh Pirates finally made it official with free-agent addition Ryan O’Hearn on Thursday — and the ripple effect was immediate.
To clear a 40-man roster spot for the veteran slugger, Pittsburgh designated reliever Chase Shugart for assignment, a move first reported by Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. It’s a reminder that every addition, even one meant to boost the offense, comes with a cost — and this time, the bullpen paid it.
Shugart wasn’t flashy, but he was functional. In his first real run of big-league action last year, the 29-year-old logged a 3.