Right handed pitcher Brendan Donnelly has decided to retire according to Doug Miller of MLB.com. The 39-year old confirmed yesterday that he had decided to retire after nine Major League seasons.
“I’m pretty grateful for the career I’ve had,” Donnelly says. “I’ve done about everything in baseball that a player can do. I got to [...]
03/09/11
7/29 12:26: Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com says the Pirates have released Donnelly.
7/25 15:59: According to Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Pirates have designated reliever Brendan Donnelly for assignment.
“I didn’t see this coming,” said Donnelly, who was 3-1 with a 5.58 ERA in 38 outings. By cutting Donnelly now, the Pirates will avoid [...]
07/29/10
July is traditionally is the annual Pittsburgh Pirates clearance sale, but the team is going against the norm and standing pat rather than clearing out its inventory.
“This year, we’ve got some guys that we’re not real motivated to move,” GM Neal Huntington said. “If we get a good baseball trade, then we’ll make it. [...]
07/21/10
The other day, it was reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates were going after a mystery relief pitcher. Today, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says that relievers Kevin Gregg and Tyler Walker could be crossed off the list.
At the time, suggestions included Jamey Wright, Kiko Calero, Brendan Donnelly, Seth McClung, Russ Springer and Chan Ho [...]
01/15/10
Dejan Kovacevic reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates are working on signing three relief pitchers. The Pirates’ management has spoken with Octavio Dotel and D.J. Carrasco, with the expectations that Carrasco is getting a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training.
The team is also going after another free-agent right-handed pitcher, but it is unknown [...]
01/13/10