Joey Bart, designated for project Sunday by the San Francisco Giants, was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night time.
As soon as thought-about the doubtless successor to Buster Posey because the Giants’ on a regular basis catcher, Bart, 27, by no means fairly caught with the large membership long-term in San Francisco. Chosen by the Giants with the No. 2 choose within the 2018 novice draft out of Georgia Tech, he performed in 162 video games over 4 seasons with San Francisco, hitting .219 in 457 at-bats with 11 homers, 38 RBIs and 178 strikeouts.
The Pirates, off to a 5-0 begin, have organizational depth behind the plate, so the place Bart matches in with the membership stays to be seen. Henry Davis, a former No. 1 total choose, has opened because the on a regular basis catcher, with Jason Delay his backup. Pittsburgh additionally has veteran Yasmani Grandal, who’s on the injured listing, and Endy RodrÃguez, who’s on the 60-day injured listing.
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Pittsburgh despatched minor league right-handed pitcher Austin Strickland to the Giants to finish the deal. To make room on the 40-man roster, right-handed pitcher Colin Selby was designated for project on the staff’s off day.
Bart, who made the Giants’ Opening Day roster in 2023, ended up hitting .207 with 5 doubles and 5 RBIs in 30 video games. In the end, he spent nearly all of final season with Triple-A Sacramento, the place he hit .248 with 33 runs, 12 doubles, six residence runs and 28 RBIs in 60 video games.
Bart was caught up in a numbers recreation in San Francisco. The Giants had been carrying two different catchers along with Bart — Patrick Bailey and Tom Murphy — and wanted the roster spot for a pitcher, 28-year-old right-hander Daulton Jefferies, who began towards the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
The Pirates proceed a three-game collection vs. the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.
The Related Press contributed to this report.