{"id":811265,"date":"2018-02-20T14:19:25","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T19:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/piratesbreakdown.com\/?p=18988"},"modified":"2018-02-20T14:19:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T19:19:25","slug":"pirates-acquire-bryce-brentz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/pirates-acquire-bryce-brentz\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates acquire OF Bryce Brentz from Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Pittsburgh Pirates completed a minor trade with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, acquiring outfielder Bryce Brentz<\/a> for cash considerations.<\/p>\n The 29-year old Brentz, a right-handed hitter, smacked 31 homers with an .863 in Triple-A last season.<\/p>\n Brentz has 34 games of MLB experience in which he slashed .287\/.311\/.377 with a homer and nine RBI to his credit. He appeared in nine games for Boston in 2014 and 25 in 2016.<\/p>\n He was selected by the Red Sox in the first round (36th overall) of the 2010 draft.<\/p>\n The Red Sox had to clear a spot on the 40-man roster after inking J.D. Martinez<\/a> to a deal on Monday.<\/p>\n