The Pittsburgh Pirates have selected the following four players to their 40-man roster:
Liover Peguero (INF) - The 20-year-old Peguero hit .270 (101-for-374) with 19 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 45 RBI, a .332 OBP and .444 slugging percentage in 90 games while spending the entire 2021 season with High-A Greensboro. Peguero’s 14 home runs ranked third among all High-A East League players 20-years-old or younger while his .934 fielding percentage ranked third among all qualified shortstops in the High-A East League (seventh-best among all High-A shortstops). Peguero, who was acquired by the Pirates from Arizona on January 27, 2020, is currently ranked 66th overall among FanGraphs’ top 100 prospects (77th overall by Baseball America). FanGraphs also ranks Peguero as the 15thbest shortstop prospect in all of baseball.
Canaan Smith-Njigba (OF) - The 22-year-old Smith-Njigba is currently playing in the Arizona Fall League, where he has hit .298 (17-for-57) with a .908 OPS in 18 games with Peoria (thru today). Smith-Njigba batted .258 (62-for-240) with 11 doubles, six home runs and 42 RBI in 73 minor league games in 2021 with Altoona and Indianapolis. The left-handed hitting outfielder, who is currently ranked by MLB Pipeline as Pittsburgh’s 27th-best prospect, also finished with the highest OBP (.398) among all Altoona players this past season (minimum: 250 plate appearances). Smith-Njigba was one of four players acquired from the Yankees in exchange for Jameson Taillon...
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