Pittsburgh, PA (My Sportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired outfielder Delwyn Young from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for two players to be named or cash considerations. Young was designated for assignment by the Dodgers earlier this week after being activated off the 15-day disabled list. He had been sidelined in spring training with an elbow injury. "Delwyn Young is a young, switch-hitter with some defensive versatility who will give [manager] John Russell another weapon off the bench," said Pirates general manager Neal Huntington. "Delwyn's strength is his bat, but with defensive improvements he has the ability to expand his role. We are pleased to add Delwyn to our major league team." The 26-year-old Young is a career .267 hitter with three homers and 10 runs batted in over 110 games in parts of three seasons with the Dodgers. Last season, he led the team and was fourth in the majors with 14 pinch hits. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Pirates designated pitcher Dave Davidson for assignment. |
