Pirates Acquire Ron Marinaccio, Designate Dennis Santana For Assignment

The Padres introduced that they’ve acquired right-hander Rum Marinaccio from the Padres. The Friars, who designated him for project just lately, obtain worldwide bonus pool issues in return. In a corresponding transfer, Pittsburgh has designated righty Dennis Santana for project.

Santana, 30, is having a really disappointing yr. That’s very true when contemplating how good he was final season. He has logged 70 1/3 innings out of the Pittsburgh bullpen in 2025, permitting 2.18 earned runs per 9. He received some assist from a .211 batting common on balls in play and 80.7% strand fee, however his 22.2% strikeout fee and 6.3% stroll fee had been respectable figures. Even his adjusted metrics, like his 3.21 FIP and three.68 SIERA, pointed to him having a fairly good yr.

The Bucs tendered him a contract for 2026, agreeing to a $3.5MM wage. That funding has not paid off. Santana has posted a 6.05 ERA via 41 2/3 innings. His 19.9% ​​strikeout fee is a drop from final yr whereas his stroll fee spiked to 11.3%.

The Pirates have determined to make a change and bumped him off the roster a couple of months earlier than he was set to turn out to be a free agent. DFA limbo can final so long as week. The waiver course of takes 48 hours, so the Bucs may take so long as 5 days to see if there’s any commerce curiosity. This yr’s numbers will definitely tamp down its commerce worth. If he had been to clear waivers, he has sufficient service time to each reject an outright project in favor of free company and preserve the cash he’s nonetheless owed.

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