"The Pirates are designating reliever Chase Shugart for assignment, reports Jason Mackey of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. They needed to create a 40-man roster spot for Ryan O'Hearn, whose two-year free agent contract was finalized this afternoon. Pittsburgh acquired Shugart in a minor trade with the Red Sox last offseason. The Texas product had only six games of MLB experience at the time. He made it into 35 contests in his first and potentially only season as a Pirate."
"Shugart managed a solid 3.40 earned run average across 45 innings. That came with well below-average strikeout (17.1%) and ground-ball (33.3%) marks, and the majority of his outings came in low-leverage situations. The Bucs kept Shugart on the active roster for most of the season's first half. He went on the injured list with left knee inflammation shortly before the All-Star Break. That cost him more than a month, and the team optioned him to Triple-A shortly after he returned."
Chase Shugart was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates to create a 40-man roster spot for newly signed free agent Ryan O'Hearn, who agreed to a two-year contract. Pittsburgh acquired Shugart last offseason from the Boston Red Sox in a minor trade; he entered the season with only six prior major-league appearances. Shugart appeared in 35 games with a 3.40 ERA across 45 innings, but posted below-average strikeout (17.1%) and ground-ball (33.3%) rates and mostly pitched in low-leverage situations. He spent the early season on the active roster, missed more than a month with left knee inflammation, and was optioned to Triple-A after returning.
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