Pirates acquire righty reliever Brett de Geus from Toronto
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired right-handed pitcher Brett de Geus from the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon in exchange for cash considerations.
De Geus, 27, was designated for assignment by Toronto on Friday.
A veteran of 60 MLB games, de Geus owns a 3-4 career record and 7.48 ERA over 61 1/3 innings, with 48 walks and 29 strikeouts.
All of de Geus’ big-league appearances have been in relief.
Last year, he bounced around three MLB teams — the Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners and Miami Marlins — appearing in 13 total games with a 7.15 ERA.
Per Statcast, he relies on four primary pitches: a sinker, which he throws about 45% of the time, knuckle-curve (28%), cutter (21%) and splitter (5%).
De Geus made 39 appearances at the Triple-A level in 2024, 32 of which came with the Tacoma Rainiers.
His minor-league stats a year ago included an 0-4 record and 5.31 ERA in 39 innings.
De Geus’ most extensive MLB campaign came in 2021, when he split time between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks, going 3-2 with a 7.56 ERA in 50 innings.
A native of Pleasanton, Calif., de Geus was originally a 33rd-round (No. 1,000 overall) draft pick by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017.
Justin Guerriero is a TribLive reporter covering the Penguins, Pirates and college sports. A Pittsburgh native, he is a Central Catholic and University of Colorado graduate. He joined the Trib in 2022 after covering the Colorado Buffaloes for Rivals and freelancing for the Denver Post. He can be reached at jguerriero@triblive.com.
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