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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – JUNE 28: Dennis Santana #60 of the Pittsburgh Pirates shakes hands with Henry Davis #32 after the final out in a 9-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds during the game at PNC Park on June 28, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> made a notable roster move on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n It has been announced that the Pirates are acquiring pitcher Ron Marinaccio<\/a> from the San Diego Padres<\/a> in exchange for international signing pool money.<\/p>\n Marinaccio had recently been cut by the Padres, but was traded before clearing waivers, so he will head to Pittsburgh instead of either becoming a free agent or being outrighted to the minors.<\/p>\n In the wake of the trade with the Padres, the Pirates\u2019 corresponding move involved cutting ties with 9-year MLB<\/a> veteran pitcher Dennis Santana<\/a>.<\/p>\n More MLB on Heavy: Latest Report Reveals New York Yankees Trade Target Mason Miller \u2018Unlikely\u2019 to be Dealt<\/a><\/p>\n Dennis Santana Cut by Pirates GettyST LOUIS, MISSOURI \u2013 MAY 20: Dennis Santana #60 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrates after beating the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> at Busch Stadium on May 20, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Dennis Santana, 30, is in his third season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but things haven\u2019t gone particularly well this season for the nine-year vet.<\/p>\n He\u2019s boasted an ERA of 6.05 over 44 appearances.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a bizarre regression considering he\u2019s arguably coming off the best season of his MLB career (in 2025). In \u201925, he posted an ERA of 2.18 over 70.1 innings pitched with 60 strikeouts and a WHIP of 0.867, which are all extremely impressive marks.<\/p>\n Santana now enters DFA limbo, and he immediately becomes a trade candidate if another team wants to give him a shot this season, but it\u2019s also plausible that he gets outrighted to the minors, declines that assignment, and then elects free agency instead.<\/p>\n MLBTR.com\u2019s Darragh McDonald<\/a> wrote (about the DFA limbo process):<\/p>\n \u201cThe Pirates have decided to make a change and bumped him off the roster. DFA limbo can last as long as week. The waiver process takes 48 hours, so the Bucs could take as long as five days to see if there\u2019s any trade interest. This year\u2019s numbers will certainly tamp down his trade value. If he were to clear waivers, he has enough service time to both reject an outright assignment in favor of free agency and keep the money he is still owed.\u201d<\/p>\n More MLB on Heavy: Toronto Blue Jays Acquire 30-Year-Old Outfielder from Orioles<\/a><\/p>\n Dennis Santana\u2019s MLB Career<\/p>\n As noted, Santana has played in parts of nine MLB seasons.<\/p>\n He holds a career ERA of 4.37 across 333.1 innings and 319 total appearances.<\/p>\n Santana broke into MLB with the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> in 2018, and spent four seasons with LA before pitching for the Pirates, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and Mets (very briefly).<\/p>\n With the Pirates (2024 to 2026), Santana held an earned run average of 3.28 across 156.1 innings and 147 strikeouts.<\/p>\n As for Ron Marinaccio now being on the Pirates, he holds an ERA of 4.79 this season with the San Diego Padres over 47 innings with 38 strikeouts.<\/p>\n Again, Marinaccio has just been designated for assignment by the Padres.<\/p>\n More MLB on Heavy: Chicago Cubs Announce Roster Decision on Promising Prospect Before Pirates Series<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tTJ French<\/a> covers the MLB for Heavy. TJ is a graduate of the University of Georgia. He has 2+ years of writing experience.
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