3 years agoPittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Richard Rodriguez has been traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for pitchers Ricky DeVito and Bryse Wilson, the team announced on Twitter. Over five starts at High-A this year, DeVito is 0-3 with a 2.66 ERA, 1.279 WHIP and 29.7 percent strikeout rate across 20 1/3 innings of work. Wilson has made seven starts with Atlanta this year, going 2-3 with a 4.83 ERA, 1.547 WHIP and 15.1 percent strikeout rate. The bigger part of this deal is Rodriguez, who loses what little value he had as Pittsburgh's closer. But he should be a solid add in SV/HLD formats, as he's 4-2 with a 2.82 ERA, 0.835 WHIP and 22.8 percent strikeout rate in 38 1/3 innings of work. In Pittsburgh's bullpen, David Bednar should be grabbed off the waiver wire in deeper formats, as he figures to be next in line for the closer's role for the Pirates.--Michael Grennell - RotoBaller
Source: Pittsburgh Pirates