The Pittsburgh Pirates are close to a final Opening Day roster.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are just a few days away from Opening Day and made their last big batch of roster cuts. The Pirates announced that they optioned both catcher/first baseman Rafael Flores Jr.
and right-handed relief pitcher Cam Sanders to Triple-A Indianapolis, while also reassigning infielder Alika Williams and pitchers in right-handers Chris Devenski and Carson Fulmer, plus left-hander Joe La Sorsa to minor league camp. Both Flores and Sanders are on the 40-man roster, which is why the Pirates had to option them, while the four player sent to minor league camp were non-roster invitees to Major League Camp. Pittsburgh is now down to just 28 active players in Major League Camp and 27 players total, with right-handed pitcher Sanders missing out on the Opening Day roster makes there just one more pitcher the Pirates have to move, as they have 14 pitchers on the 40-man roster and must get down to just 13 pitches. Make sure to visit Pirates OnSI for the latest news, updates, interviews and insight on the Pittsburgh Pirates!Dominic writes for Pittsburgh Pirates On SI, Pittsburgh Panthers Pn SI and also, Pittsburgh Steelers On SI. A Pittsburgh native, Dominic grew up watching Pittsburgh Sports and wrote for The Pitt News as an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, covering Pitt Athletics. He would write for Pittsburgh Sports Now after college and has years of experience covering sports across Pittsburgh.
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