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The Pirates Agree to a One-Year Deal with RHP Vince Velasquez

In news broken by Kiley McDaniel from ESPN, the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a one-year deal with right-handed pitcher Vince Velasquez. According to Robert Murray, Velasquez will receive $3.15M for the 2023 season.

Source: Free agent RHP Vince Velasquez has an agreement on a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

— Kiley McDaniel (@kileymcd) December 6, 2022

Velasquez has a career 34-47, 4.93 record, a 4.53 FIP and a 1.38 WHIP over eight seasons in the majors, spent mostly with the Philadelphia Phillies, while also seeing time with the Houston Astros (2015), San Diego Padres (2021) and Chicago White Sox (2022).