{"id":236148,"date":"2026-07-05T17:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/236148\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T17:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:31:24","slug":"pirates-secure-pitcher-with-40-man-roster-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/236148\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates Secure Pitcher With 40-Man Roster Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6w\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Pittsburgh Pirates could&#8217;ve lost a pitcher they valued, but they made sure they didn&#8217;t let him go elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6z\">The Pirates announced that they selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Noah Murdock to the 40-man roster and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis on July 5.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\">Pittsburgh needed room on their 40-man roster and did this by designating infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/pirates\/onsi\/news\/pittsburgh-pirates-sign-former-texas-rangers-davis-wendzel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Davis Wendzel<\/a> for assignment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">Murdock had an assignment clause, where a team likely wanted to add him to their 26-man roster and the Pirates had to let him go to that MLB team or put him on their 40-man roster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">This is a tad different than when a player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/pirates\/onsi\/pittsburgh-pirates-joe-la-sorsa-exercising-upward-mobility-clause-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">exercises an upward mobility clause<\/a>, which would&#8217;ve required the Pirates to add Murdock to their 26-man roster or let him go to another team, which they did with left-handed pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/pirates\/onsi\/pittsburgh-pirates-trade-joe-la-sorsa-red-sox-cash-considerations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Joe La Sorsa<\/a>, who they traded to the Boston Red Sox on June 4.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7b\">Pittsburgh can now bring Murdock up to the major leagues and add him to their 40-man roster if needed, where they would have him come out of the bullpen if they recalled him from Indianapolis. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/pirates\/onsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Make sure to visit Pirates OnSI for the latest news, updates, interviews and insight 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