The Pirates are acquiring righty from the Red Sox in exchange for minor league right-hander , Robert Murray of FanSided. Boston designated Shugart for a signment earlier in the week. The Pirates will need to make a 40-man roster move of their own to finalize the swap. Shugart, 28, made his big league debut with the BoSox last season and allowed four runs in 8 2/3 innings out of the pen. He averaged 96.1 mph on his heater in that brief cup of coffee. Hes pitched in parts of three Triple-A seasons, struggling in the first two before finding more succe s there in 2024: 4.46 ERA, 25.6% strikeout rate, 10.2% walk rate, 44 Al Horford Jersey .4% grounder rate. During his brief look in the majors, Shugart showed five pitches a four-seamer, cutter, sinker, slider and changeup. He didnt induce many whiffs in the majors but logged a solid 11.7% swinging-strike rate in Triple-A. Shugart has a pair of minor league options remaining, so hell provide the Bucs with some flexible bullpen depth. McShane, 22, was the Pirates 13th-round draft pick just last summer. Hes yet to pitch in pro ball. McShane posted a 3.76 ERA in parts of three seasons as a reliever at St. Josephs University and also pitched in the Cape Cod League in each of the past two summers. The 64, 220-pound righty has a strong pitchers frame but amounts to little more than a lottery ticket. Odds are that the Sox also liked him coming out of St. Joes and mightve considered him with their own pick in the later stages of the 2024 draft. Hell likely head to a Cla s-A affiliate to begin the 2025 season. Frank Jackson Jersey