The Pirates are buying righty Chase Shugart from the Pink Sox in change for minor league right-hander Matt McShane, stories Robert Murray of FanSided. Boston designated Shugart for task earlier within the week. The Pirates might want to make a 40-man roster transfer of their very own to finalize the swap.
Shugart, 28, made his massive league debut with the BoSox final season and allowed 4 runs in 8 2/3 innings out of the ’pen. He averaged 96.1 mph on his heater in that transient cup of espresso. He’s pitched in elements of three Triple-A seasons, struggling within the first two earlier than discovering extra success there in 2024: 4.46 ERA, 25.6% strikeout fee, 10.2% stroll fee, 44.4% grounder fee.
Throughout his transient look within the majors, Shugart confirmed 5 pitches — a four-seamer, cutter, sinker, slider and changeup. He didn’t induce many whiffs within the majors however logged a stable 11.7% swinging-strike fee in Triple-A. Shugart has a pair of minor league choices remaining, so he’ll present the Bucs with some versatile bullpen depth.
McShane, 22, was the Pirates’ Thirteenth-round draft decide simply final summer time. He’s but to pitch in professional ball. McShane posted a 3.76 ERA in elements of three seasons as a reliever at St. Joseph’s College and in addition pitched within the Cape Cod League in every of the previous two summers. The 6’4″, 220-pound righty has a powerful pitcher’s body however quantities to little greater than a lottery ticket. Odds are that the Sox additionally favored him popping out of St. Joe’s and may’ve thought of him with their very own decide within the later phases of the 2024 draft. He’ll seemingly head to a Class-A affiliate to start the 2025 season.
