Pirates acquire right-handed pitcher Brett de Geus from Toronto
The Pittsburgh Pirates today acquired right-handed pitcher Brett de Geus (pronounced duh-GUS) from Toronto in exchange for cash considerations.
The 27-year-old de Geus, who was designated for assignment by Toronto on January 10, went a combined 0-2 with a 7.15 ERA (11.1ip/9er) in 13 relief appearances in 2024 with Seattle, Miami, and Toronto.
de Geus also made a combined 39 relief appearances at the Triple-A level last season with Tacoma, Jacksonville, and Buffalo, where he went 0-4 with a 5.31 ERA (39.0ip/23er) and 56.9 percent groundball rate.
de Geus was originally selected by Los Angeles (NL) in the 33rd round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Cabrillo (CA) College.