Pirates Trim Eight Players from Spring Training Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates made eight roster cuts after Tuesday’s game, getting down to 40 players on the active Spring Training roster with nine days left before Opening Day. They optioned pitchers Luis Ortiz and Yohan Ramirez to Indianapolis. They also reassigned six players to minor league camp. That group includes catcher Carter Bins, pitchers Daniel Zamora, Cody Bolton and Carmen Mlodzinski, infielder Andres Alvarez and outfielder Chavez Young.

Ortiz posted a 10.50 ERA this spring. He will be either the first or second depth option for the Pirates if they need a starter early in the season. That depends on whether or not they go with a five or six-man rotation. He will likely have some…