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| 29th October, 2005 - 2:55 am | ESPN - Reliever Jose Mesa filed for free agency after the Pirates elected to pay a $500,000 buyout rather than exercise a $4 million option.
The 39-year-old Mesa had 70 saves in two seasons with Pittsburgh but lost his closer's job late last season after blowing his final three save opportunities.
Unless they make a trade during the offseason, the Pirates expect to go into next season with right-hander Salomon Torres (5-5, 2.76 ERA, three saves) and left-hander Mike Gonzalez (1-3, 2.70 ERA, three saves) sharing or competing for the closer's job. [READ] |
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