Oliver Perez and Jason Jaramillo Find New Homes

Two formers Pirates have signed on with new teams today.

Oliver Perez signed a minor-league deal with the Seattle Mariners that included an invitation to spring training. The Mariners are clearly scrambling after trading Michael Pineda to the Yankees for Jesus Montero. Perez has very little chance of seeing any time in the major leagues this year. Last year he pitched 75.2 innings with the AA affiliate of the Washington Senators posting a 3.09 ERA while striking out just 6.9 batters per nine innings. Perez's career is over, but it's good to see one of my former favorite players make some money to support himself with.

Jason Jaramillo has also moved on after being DFA'd by the Pirates this offseason. JJ signed onto a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs. Jaramillo might see some time in the major leagues this year. He'll have to battle it out with Welington Castillo and Steve Clevenger for the job backing up Geovany Soto in Chicago. If you haven't heard of either of those guys, you aren't alone.