Pirates Sign Doug Slaten

Posted by Jon on 12:52 PM
The Pirates have signed yet another minor league level pitcher. This time it's 31-year old Doug Slaten. Slaten missed a ton of time in 2011 but posted a 1.74 ERA in 10.1 minor league innings. He also pitched at the major league level for Washington and posted a 4.41 ERA with 7.2 K/9 and 5.0 BB/9 in 16.1 innings. For his major league career, he has a 3.60 ERA in 137.2 innings with 6.8 K/9 and 3.9 BB/9. He isn't a terrible pitcher, but at the age of 31 I doubt he is relevant at all with the Pirates in the future.