The Pirates announced the acquisition of lefty reliever from the Rockies for minor league reliever . Pittsburgh had an open spot on their 40-man roster after this with the Red Sox. Colorado claimed Beeks off waivers from the Rays over the winter. Tampa Bay was evidently not planning to tender him a contract for his final season of arbitration. Rather than allow him to hit the market, Colorado took a flier and agreed to a modest $1.675MM salary. Beeks has had a generally productive season. Hes second on the Rox with 49 1/3 innings out of the bullpen and has pitched in their highest-leverage spots overall. Beeks has worked to a 4.74 Eguy Rosario Jersey ERA in 45 appearances. Hes carrying a career-low 18% strikeout rate and 9.2% swinging strike percentage. Beeks has a league average 8.5% walk percentage and 44.7% grounder rate. He somewhat bizarrely had far more succe s at Coors Field than he did on the road for the Rox. A former 12th round pick of the Red Sox, Beeks had a solid run as a long reliever for Tampa Bay between 2019-22. He combined for a 3.70 ERA with average strikeout and walk numbers in 184 2/3 frames over that stretch. Beeks allowed nearly six earned runs per nine last season, though, leading the Rays to move on. Pittsburgh plugs him behind as the second lefty in Derek Sheltons bullpen. Theyre a suming roughly $500K in salary for the stretch run. Beeks will surpa s the six-year service threshold in September and hit free agency at the beginning of the offseason. Colorado didnt have much incentive to keep him, so theyll cash him in for an intriguing bullpen prospect. Peralta, 23, is the younger brother of Brewers staff ace Freddy Peralta. The 511 southpaw signed with Pittsburgh out of the Dominican Republic in 2017. Peralta has divided his season between High-A and Double-A, turning in a 0.91 ERA over 39 2/3 innings. Hes striking out an eye-opening 41% of batters faced against an elevated 11.5% walk rate. had Peralta as the #24 prospect in the Pittsburgh system, writing that he relies heavily on a mid-90s fastball with good life at the top of the strike zone. Hed be eligible for the Rule 5 draft this winter if Colorado doesnt select him onto the 40-man roster. first reported the terms of the deal. Image courtesy of USA Today Sports. Adam Engel Jersey