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Peguero

This is an intriguing move for the Phillies. Peguero, who was dropped by the Pirates earlier this month, has just a .266/.325/.416 slash line in 591 minor league games, but he was once a top 100 prospect in baseball and is just 24 years old. Peguero can play multiple positions on the infield and will look to jumpstart his career in Philadelphia.

Peguero passed through waivers unclaimed after being removed from Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster earlier this week.

Pittsburgh’s batch of cuts eliminates a potential roster crunch at the outset of the offseason. Bae and Peguero are the prominent inclusions, but they’ve tumbled down the Pirates’ organizational depth chart over the last couple seasons and barely appeared in the big leagues this past year.

Quite the late demotion here and maybe the end of the line for Peguero in Pittsburgh. The 24-year-old was hitting .200/.273/.363 in 88 plate appearances this season, leaving him at .227/.278/.368 in 315 plate appearances since debuting in 2022. This was his fourth and final option year, and while it’s still possible he’ll have a career as a utiltyman, he no longer looks like a potential regular. The Pirates might drop him from the 40-man this winter.

Triolo has been tremendous for the Pirates since coming back in August, hitting .329 in 24 games with two home runs, eight RBI, 14 runs, and four steals. His multi-position eligibility makes him fantasy relevant in deeper formats. Liover Peguero will start at shortstop and bat eighth on Thursday.

It appears to be nothing more than a routine night off for the hard-hitting second baseman. Liover Peguero will start in his place and will bat seventh against Reds’ rookie right-hander Chase Burns on Friday evening in Pittsburgh.

Peguero provided all the offense for the Pirates in Coors Field on Saturday, driving in all five of the team’s runs. He led off the first inning with a solo shot off Austin Gomber. He took Gomber deep again in the fifth for a three-run blast. Peguero then hit his third home run of the game with a solo shot in the ninth. The 24-year-old infielder has all four of his home runs over his last three games.

Peguero got his third start in four games, batting ninth against the Giants on Tuesday. He took Justin Verlander deep for a solo homer int he fifth inning to put the Pirates on the board and later drove in a second run on a groundout in the eighth. The 24-year-old infielder should continue to mix in at shortstop, first base, and second base as Pittsburgh’s super-utility man.

Peguero is up to replace Adam Frazier now that Frazier is a member of the Royals. The 24-year-old isn’t guaranteed to get playing time — although in a rebuilding year they may choose to see what Peguero has to offer — and hasn’t had nearly enough success in the minors nor majors to suggest he’s worthy of a fantasy addition.

Peguero, 24, would take the roster spot of Adam Frazier after Frazier was dealt to the Royals during the All-Star break. The 24-year-old is a former Top 100 prospect who hasn’t had much success over the last couple of years, but it’s possible Pittsburgh will give him some run with the Pirates nowhere close to playoff contention.