Contreras was traded to the Angels on Thursday after being designated for assignment. The days of celebrating a “Roansy Day” have gone by the waste side and all but evaporated in baseball.
The Los Angeles Angels have traded for right-handed reliever Roansy Contreras from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations. Contreras, 24, is in his third full-length Major League campaign and was designated for assignment by the Pirates to make room for top prospect Paul Skenes on the 40-man roster.
The Los Angeles Angels reinstated infielder Luis Rengifo from the 10-day injured list on Thursday and acquired right-hander Roansy Contreras in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to multiple reports.
According to Alex Stumpf of MLB.com, the Pittsburgh Pirates have traded Roansy Contreras to the Los Angeles Angels for cash considerations. Contreras was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh on Saturday after posting a 4.41 ERA and 1.653 WHIP across 16 1/3 innings.
The Pirates have traded Roansy Contreras to the Los Angeles Angels, officially ending the 24-year-old right-hander’s time in Pittsburgh, a Pittsburgh Baseball Now source has confirmed.
As recently as little over a year ago, it looked like Roansy Contreras would anchor the Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation for years to come. The Pirates acquired Contreras from the New York Yankees in 2021 in a five-player swap that saw fellow right-handed starter Jameson Taillon headed the other way.
The Pirates announced a pair of roster moves on Saturday, with one-time MLB Top 100 prospect Roansy Contreras designated for assignment as the corresponding move to add 2023 first overall pick Paul Skenes to the 40-man roster ahead of his Major League debut.
Pirates GM Ben Cherington announced some moves Saturday afternoon.
Are we nearing the end of Roansy’s time in Pittsburgh? There was a time when people got excited about seeing Roansy Contreras pitch. It feels like decades ago, but it really wasn’t all that long ago, and the excitement was very real.
Following Wednesday’s game against the New York Mets, the Pittsburgh Pirates optioned left-handed pitcher Jose Hernandez to Triple-A Indianapolis. Through the early portion of the season, Hernandez has already had a pair of stints with the Pirates.
An old saw among baseball people is that it takes five years before a trade can be properly evaluated. More than three years have passed since the Pittsburgh Pirates traded right-hander Jameson Taillon to the New York Yankees for four prospects.
The Pirates are moving right-hander Roansy Contreras to the bullpen, Derek Shelton told reporters after Thursday's spring training contest via MLB.com’s Alex Stumpf. While the Pittsburgh manager left open the possibility of giving Contreras another rotation look down the line, he’s viewed as a reliever for the moment.
Roansy Contreras’ inconsistencies on the mound continued for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 10-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at TD Ballpark on Wednesday afternoon.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- In his second outing of the spring, Roansy Contreras escaped a pair of troublesome situations and felt encouraged by what he brought to the table against the Tigers in Lakeland Saturday. "I felt pretty good.
BRADENTON, Fla. – Roansy Contreras, at least in one way, looks ready to have a bounce-back season. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander has bulked up. I’d like to say he is in the best shape of life, but I just can’t bring myself to use that timeworn spring training cliché.
With young talent in the field and a strong bullpen, the difference between a competitive or disappointing 2024 campaign for the Pittsburgh Pirates may come down to the team's starting rotation. One player in particular could swing the team's fortunes in that department.
The Pirates entered this offseason with a clear need for more starting pitching, and that need could become even greater depending on what happens with Johan Oviedo.
After ending the month of April 20-9, the Pirates were in first place in the NL Central and one of the hottest teams in all of baseball. They've gone 21-40 since and find themselves 8.5 games behind the Cincinnati Reds for first.
The Pirates recently moved right-hander Roansy Contreras to the bullpen, but he’s hoping to follow in the footsteps of his teammate Mitch Keller and return to the rotation stronger than ever.
When the Pittsburgh Pirates shipped Jameson Taillon off to the Yankees prior to the 2021 season, they received four prospects back in the deal. Roansy Contreras was one of two pitchers in the trade.
Two teams ready to turn the page to June meet Friday when the visiting St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates kick off a three-game series.
Last night was another winning night at 2-1, including a couple of + value winners. It could have been a perfect night if the Mariners had not blown it at Philly in the bottom of the ninth. Today, the sports and sports betting world will be focused on the NFL draft (I know I will be).
The Boston Red Sox are getting healthy at the right time as their late-season chase for an American League playoff spot continues. The Red Sox, who have won back-to-back games and four of their past five, will look to keep the good times rolling in the middle contest of a three-game series against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
Roansy Contreras allowed just one run in a career-high six innings to lead the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
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