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Pirates net three from Marlins for Lake Bachar

Brandan Bidois

MIA Relief Pitcher #77

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Marlins acquired RHP Brandan Bidois, INF Hyun Seung Lee and OF Brian Sánchez from the Pirates for RHP Lake Bachar.

One wouldn’t typically expect Lake Bachar to net three players in trade, but it makes sense if it’s these three players. Bidois, a 25-year-old reliever, is the best bet of the group to help a major league team. He already has been up to make 15 relief appearances for the Pirates, but he posted a 6.32 ERA. That’s actually better than his 8.10 ERA in Triple-A. Between the two levels, he’s walked 29 in 35 2/3 innings. He touches 98-99 mph and has a quality slider, so he’s hardly hopeless. He just needs to throw more strikes.

- Matthew Pouliot

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Pirates optioned RHP Brandan Bidois to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Bidois was hit hard by the Phillies in his last outing and holds a lackluster 6.32 ERA, 1.98 WHIP and 20/12 K/BB ratio across 15 2/3 innings during his first taste of the big leagues.
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Pirates recalled RHP Brandan Bidois from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Bidois returns to the big leagues with fellow rookie Wilber Dotel hitting the injured list with a lat strain. The 24-year-old has posted a respectable 4.05 ERA, 1.65 WHIP and 16/11 K/BB ratio across 13 1/3 innings for the Pirates this season.
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PIT Relief Pitcher #77

Pirates optioned RHP Brandan Bidois to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Despite struggling to a 7.20 ERA in 15 innings at Triple-A, Bidois posted a solid 4.05 ERA in 13 1/3 innings with the Pirates. However, his 16/11 K/BB ratio was a bit of a problem. He’ll get another chance later this season.
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Pirates recalled RHP Brandan Bidois from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Bidois earns his first call-up to the big leagues after posting an inflated 7.20 ERA and 23/9 K/BB ratio across 15 innings at Triple-A Indianapolis. The 24-year-old prospect was added to Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster last November and will be making his major-league debut when he gets into a game.
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We’re still early enough in spring training that these large batches of cuts don’t usually come with any major surprises. Harrington pitched well in Grapefruit League action, posting a 1.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and a 2/3 K/BB ratio over six innings. He should get an opportunity with the Pirates at some point during the 2026 campaign.
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Bryce Eldridge will miss the series against the Reds starting Monday in order to attend his grandfather’s funeral.

Eldridge should be back in time for the start of a series against the D-backs on Thursday. Shay Whitcomb or Nate Furman could be called up to help fill in until then.
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Ildemaro doubled and tripled while driving in two runs to help the Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win over the Reds on Sunday.

Triples are easier to come by in Arizona than other parks, but it’s still pretty impressive that Vargas now has five of them in 375 at-bats at the age of 36. The veteran infielder has put together easily his best season of his career with an OPS of .714 and an RBI total of 65 that doubles any previous campaign.
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Kevin Ginkel got the final out to pick up a save against the Reds on Sunday.

Brandyn Garcia was given the first crack at the save, but after Garcia gave up a single and another runner reached via error, the Diamondbacks turned to Ginkel to get the final out, and he did just that. It’s just the second save for Ginkel, and it’s probably one of the last.
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Andrew Abbott allowed four runs in six innings while picking up a loss Sunday against the Diamondbacks.

The boxscore here is a little misleading, at least in terms of how well Abbott pitched for most of the game. He blanked the D-backs for the first five innings, and gave up just a sac fly in the sixth. Unfortunately, the seventh was a disaster that saw Abbott charged for three runs without getting an out. The line is what the line is, but this was more encouraging than you might think if you just saw the stats. He’ll face the Cubs next weekend and take a 4.15 ERA into that outing.
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Mitch Bratt

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Mitch Bratt allowed three runs in three innings but did not qualify for a decision Sunday against the Reds.

Bratt looked like he was going to pick up a loss Sunday, but the Diamondbacks were able to score five unanswered to prevent that from happening. Another mediocre — at best — outing wasn’t prevented, however, and that’s the second straight outing that Bratt has gone three innings and given up as many runs. He has a friendly matchup on paper next weekend against the Giants, but he’s pretty hard to trust in redraft leagues right now.
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Brooks Lee hit a solo homer in a loss to the Padres on Sunday.

Lee was responsible for the only run for the Twins as Minnesota was swept by San Diego over the weekend. The 25-year-old is now up to 21 homers on the season with 69 RBI and a relatively-solid .735 OPS.
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Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice while going 4-for-5 and stealing a base in an 8-1 rout of the Twins on Sunday.

A monster game for Tatis, who also singled twice and drove in four runs in the blowout victory. After struggling — struggling is an understatement — to get the power going, the 27-year-old now has 17 homers on the season, and nine of those have come in August. The steal was his 29th, and Tatis now has an OPS of .814 on the year. These are all impressive numbers, but more impressive when you remember his scuffles to begin 2026.
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Walker Buehler went six innings and allowed just one run to get a win over the Twins on Sunday.

Buehler has now gone three-straight outings with six innings, and appears to be getting hot at the right time. The right-hander allowed just a solo homer to Brooks Lee, and outside of that was outstanding while limiting Minnesota to four hits and whiffing four without issuing a walk. Because Buehler no longer has elite stuff there’s as much risk as there is reward when being used, but it wouldn’t be crazy to ride the hot hand when he faces the Rays in Tampa Bay next weekend.
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Bailey Ober allowed just one run in five innings while not factoring in the decision Sunday against the Padres.

Ober did his job. The Twins’ bullpen did not, giving up seven runs after he exited the game. His only blemish in run prevention was a solo homer from Fernando Tatis Jr. — one of two that Tatis hit in the game — and he gave up just three singles outside of that roundtripper. Ober will take a 4.49 ERA on the year into a scheduled start next weekend against the White Sox.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and went 2-for-4 with three RBI in a blowout of the Mariners on Sunday.

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