Connor Joe traded to Pirates in swap for minor league pitcher
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Pirates made an offseason trade with the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
The team acquired first baseman/outfielder Connor Joe in exchange for minor league pitcher Nick Garcia.
Joe finished the 2022 season with a .238 batting average, hitting 20 doubles, four triples, seven home runes, 28 RBI's, 55 walks, and 56 runs scored in 111 games.
Joe, now 30-years-old, was originally drafted by the Pirates with the 39th overall selection in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft.
To make room for Joe on the 40-man roster, the team says that Nick Mears has been designated for assignment.
