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| Jun 26 2025 | The Pirates designated Stratton for assignment Thursday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Stratton lost his spot in Pittsburgh's bullpen Tuesday, and he'll now be pushed off the 40-man roster entirely to create room for Genesis Cabrera, who inked an MLB deal with the Pirates on Thursday. Stratton owns a 4.30 ERA through 52.1 career innings in the majors and carries a 3.91 ERA in Triple-A this year, so he could still land with another team via waivers. |
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| Jun 24 2025 | The Pirates optioned Stratton to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: After giving up three runs in one inning Monday, Stratton will return to the minors, where he owns a 3.91 ERA through 23 innings. Michael Darrell-Hicks will come up from Triple-A to fill the open bullpen spot. |
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| Jun 21 2025 | The Pirates recalled Stratton from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: After being sent down to Indianapolis in early May, Stratton turned in a 2.08 ERA and 1.08 WHIP across 13 innings. He'll now be called upon to serve as a bullpen replacement for Ryan Borucki (back), who was placed on the injured list Saturday. |
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| May 2 2025 | The Pirates optioned Stratton to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Stratton had been called up earlier this week and made two appearances, allowing a total of four runs over 1.2 innings. Utility player Liover Peguero is taking his spot on the roster. |
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