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The transaction log says release, but there’s a pretty good chance Moore opted out of his minor league contract. The left-hander didn’t make the Opening Day roster, and he’ll now be free to look for an opportunity to pitch at the highest level.

Marinaccio lost his spot on Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster amid their flurry of trade deadline deals. The 31-year-old wound up making four relief appearances for the Pirates after being acquired from the Padres last month.

The Dodgers are the type of powerhouse that can afford to take a chance on Bubic, who hasn’t thrown a pitch in the big leagues since mid-May. The 28-year-old impending free agent is working his way back from a shoulder issue and there isn’t a lot of clarity in terms of when he’ll be able to return. Still, he’s a zero-risk gamble for the Dodgers on the chance that he’s able to come back and contribute down the home stretch.

Duran throws extremely hard, but hasn’t been able to find the strike zone consistently enough to emerge as an impact reliever at the highest level. Still, the Royals will bring him in and take a look under the hood to see if they can make it work. He’s a zero-risk lottery ticket considering that Bubic was going to be a free agent in a couple months.

Bachar arrives in Pittsburgh having posted a 3.84 ERA and a 61/21 K/BB in 58 2/3 innings as a middle man for the Marlins. He’s been homer-prone throughout his career, but at least PNC is a good park for him. He should be more of a candidate for wins than saves while often working in the sixth and seventh innings. The Pirates will have him under control through 2030.

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.

The Pirates signed Lee out of Korea last year and brought him to the U.S. as an 18-year-old this season. He hit .309/.396/.569 in the Complex League, but he’s struggled to a .157/.283/.235 line in 15 games in Low-A ball. He offers some power potential, but concerns about contact and defense make him look like a fringe prospect at the moment.

Sánchez was one of three prospects the Pirates got from the Yankees for David Bednar last year. At 21 (22 as of last month), he was hitting .254/.340/.431 with nine homers and nine steals in High-A, which wasn’t getting him much attention as a prospect. He’s on a path to topping out as a Triple-A player.

Mize bolsters a San Diego rotation that has been one of the worst in baseball this season with Detroit continuing their full-scale teardown. The 29-year-old former first-overall pick has put together one of his best seasons, despite battling through lingering groin issues that have impacted his availability and performance, posting a strong 2.70 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 85/19 K/BB ratio across 86 2/3 innings of work.

Workman heads to San Diego as a viable stopgap option that makes sense in a bench role at the highest level. The 26-year-old has bounced around between a couple different organizations the last couple years.

Mayfield was San Diego’s first-round pick back in 2024 and isn’t viewed as an upper-echelon pitching prospect at this stage of his development. The 21-year-old lefty is more of a back-end rotation candidate thanks to his ability to throw strikes and command his arsenal. He’s recorded an encouraging 3.54 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 62/22 K/BB ratio across 53 1/3 innings for High-A Fort Wayne this season. He’s more of a long-term developmental project for the Tigers than an instant impact prospect on the verge of breaking into the big leagues.