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News: Tallet signed a minor league contract with the Pirates on Friday, Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus reports.
Impact: Tallet has a career 4.79 ERA while pitching for three teams. Last season, he pitched for St. Louis and Toronto and posted a 9.45 ERA in 13.1 innings. He'll likely compete for the second left-handed spot in the bullpen.

News: The Pirates have signed right-handed reliever Juan Cruz to a minor league contract and will invite him to spring training.
Impact: The 33-year-old Cruz went 5-0 with a 3.88 ERA in 56 relief appearances with Tampa Bay last season. He's previously pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks and the Kansas City Royals. Cruz is 37-35 with a 4.13 ERA in 11 seasons.

News: Cruz has signed a minor league deal with the Pirates that includes an invitation to spring training, the team's official Twitter feed reports.
Impact: He'll battle for a role during spring training after working in middle relief for the Rays last season. If he continues to miss bats at a batter-per-inning clip, there's reason to believe that he'll stick in Pittsburgh.