The Pittsburgh Pirates front office and management sure have been busy the past few days has they have made quite a few roster changes.  Releasing players, signing players, and buying out contracts, the Pirates have been doing it all in the last 24-48 hours.

Juan Perez and Jaret Wright have been released by the Pirates.

Josh Wilson was designated for assignment while Jorge Valendia was sent to minor league camp.

Pirates purchased the contract of infielder Doug Mientkiewicz from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Byung-Hyun Kim’s contract was bought out for $300,000.

The Pirates and Braves have worked out a trade that will send Todd Redmond to the Braves in exchange for Tyler Yates.