Pirates' Williams Jerez: Designated for assigment By RotoWire Staff Nov 20, 2019 at 7:42 pm ET • 1 min read Share Share Video Link copied! Jerez was designated for assignment Wednesday.The Pirates needed to clear some 40-man roster spots for players they wanted to protect from the Rule 5 draft, and Jerez is a casualty. He had a 4.35 ERA and 2.03 WHIP in 10.1 innings last year. More News Mariners' Williams Jerez: Signed to minor-league deal 05/22/2021 • by RotoWire Staff Williams Jerez: Elects free agency 10/02/2020 • by RotoWire Staff Pirates' Williams Jerez: Clears waivers 11/27/2019 • by RotoWire Staff Pirates' Williams Jerez: Claimed by Pittsburgh 09/13/2019 • by RotoWire Staff Giants' Williams Jerez: Removed from 40-man roster 09/10/2019 • by RotoWire Staff Giants' Williams Jerez: Sent back to minors 08/15/2019 • by RotoWire Staff