Along with acquiring Strzelecki, the Pirates tendered contracts to multiple players. Among them were Ji-Hwan Bae, Joey Bart, David Bednar, Oneil Cruz, Henry Davis, Jared Jones, Endy Rodriguez, Paul Skenes, Jack Suwinski, and others.

Friday marked the deadline to tender contracts to necessary players, and the Pittsburgh Pirates non-tendered three players. The Pirates decided not to tender contracts to a pair of players set for salary arbitration — infielder/outfielder Connor Joe and outfielder Bryan De La Cruz.

The Cleveland Guardians traded relief pitcher Peter Strzelecki to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday evening. In exchange, Cleveland receives cash considerations. Strzelecki was designated for assignment on Nov.

The Cleveland Guardians continue making minor moves throughout the organization as the offseason starts to get going for most teams around the league. On Friday night, Cleveland struck a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates to send RHP Peter Strzelecki to the NL Central team in exchange for cash considerations.

The Cleveland Guardians made some moves ahead of the non-tender deadline and also shortly after it. They agreed to terms with Ben Lively, Triston McKenzie and Sam Hentges for 2025, and decided to non-tender Connor Gillispie and George Valera.

The Pirates acquired reliever Peter Strzelecki from the Guardians for cash, the team announced. Cleveland had designated the righty for assignment on Tuesday when they set their 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 draft.