Doug Slaten News

Left-hander Doug Slaten has signed a Minor League deal with the Pirates. The addition of Slaten will give the club another lefty reliever to consider for its bullpen.

Left-handed reliever Doug Slaten was the only arbitration-eligible National who wasn't tendered a contract back in the second week of December.

Doug Slaten, a former Glendale Community College player, will look to add a third Major League Baseball team to his resume after signing a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday.

According to Ken Rosenthal's Twitter, the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed left-handed relieverA Doug Slaten A to a minor league contract.

It Has To Be Yu: Normally, two or three teams would have separated themselves from the pack as the frontrunners to land the top available pitcher left on the market.