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LeBlanc, Pirates agree on 1-year deal
- Updated: December 2, 2016
PITTSBURGH — The Pirates are set to part ways with one left-hander before Friday’s non-tender deadline, but they’ve worked out a deal to keep another veteran southpaw in their bullpen.
Wade LeBlanc agreed on Friday to a one-year contract with an option for 2018, an industry source told MLB.com. The deal is for $750,000 next season, with a $1.25 million option or $50,000 buyout in ’18, as first reported by Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports and MLB Network.
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The deal guarantees LeBlanc less than he was projected to make in arbitration — $1.6 million, according to mlbtraderumors.com — and provides the Bucs with further cost certainty and an extra lefty in the bullpen. He had been considered a non-tender …
