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Robert Murray of The Athletic, the Orix Buffaloes of Japan's Pacific League have purchased the contract of right-hander Tyler Eppler from the Pirates.



Eppler, 26, was a fourth-round pick of the Pirates back in 2014. He's spent the last two years at the Triple-A level, including a 3.59 ERA over 25 starts and three relief appearances in 2018. Now he'll try this luck overseas.

Good for Tyler. He will make more money this year and perhaps next if he resigns with Orix than he would in the states and perhaps perform well enough to get a new deal stateside in 2020 or 2021.

ouch. i thought he was some pretty promising depth