Pirates Reveal Non-Roster Invitees for Spring Training
The Pittsburgh Pirates are finalizing their roster ahead of Spring Training, with 13 non-roster invitees announced.
The Pirates shared the news on X, revealing that 13 players will join Spring Training as non-roster invitees. Of these, eight are right-handed pitchers: Carson Fulmer, Isaac Mattson, Tanner Rainey, Yohan Ramirez, Yerry Rodríguez, Burch Smith, Hunter Stratton, and Eddy Yean. The position players invited include catcher Abraham Gutierrez, infielder Darick Hall, outfielder Bryce Johnson, infielder Malcom Nuñez, and infielder Nick Solak.
Fulmer, Mattson, Hall, Solak, Rainey, Rodríguez, Gutierrez, and Stratton were all signed to minor league contracts earlier this offseason. Stratton was non-tendered by the Pirates but was later re-signed. He is expected to spend most of the season recovering from a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee, an injury he sustained on Aug. 24 against the Cincinnati Reds.
Yean made a strong impression in 2024, posting a 7-5 record with a 3.36 ERA in 48 bullpen appearances across Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis. He also recorded five saves, pitching 75 innings with 69 strikeouts and only 22 walks. Yean appeared in the Arizona Fall League, where he went 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in nine games, collecting three saves in 9.1 innings.
Mattson made three appearances for the Pirates in 2024, recording a 5.06 ERA in 5.1 innings. Rainey pitched in 50 games for the Washington Nationals last season, finishing with a 4.76 ERA over 51 innings. Fulmer, a former first-round pick of the Chicago White Sox, posted a 4.15 ERA in 37 appearances for the Los Angeles Angels in 2024, but finished with a 0-5 record.
Ramirez played for four teams in 2024—Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Boston Red Sox—going 0-5 with a 6.20 ERA in 38 appearances and 45 innings. Smith, a key bullpen piece for the Orioles, had a 4.95 ERA over 56.1 innings in 50 appearances. Rodríguez appeared in 16 games for the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers, finishing with a 1-0 record but an 8.72 ERA.
Gutierrez, limited by injuries to just 49 games in 2024 (44 of which were with Double-A Altoona), batted .241/.274/.305 and drove in 21 RBIs. Nuñez spent the season with Triple-A Indianapolis, posting a .250/.310/.365 line with 11 home runs and 65 RBIs in 128 games.
Solak, a former second-round pick by the Yankees in 2016, hasn’t played in the majors since 2023. He batted .311/.406/.446 with 9 home runs and 53 RBIs for Triple-A Tacoma in the Mariners system last year.
Hall, who played for the Phillies’ Triple-A Lehigh Valley affiliate, hit .236/.320/.387 with 16 home runs and 72 RBIs. Johnson, a switch-hitting outfielder, had 63 at-bats for the San Diego Padres in 2024, batting .206/.286/.238 with 4 RBIs.
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