PITTSBURGH -The Pittsburgh made three trades Tuesday.
Pittsburgh made trades with the New York Yankees, the the Miami Marlins and the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Pirates acquired right-handed pitcher Chad Qualls from the Yankees in exchange for infielder Casey McGehee and cash considerations.
The 33-year-old Qualls went a combined 2-1 with a 4.89 ERA (38.2ip/21er) in 43 relief appearances this season between the Phillies and Yankees.
Qualls has a career record of 40-35 with 51 saves, a 3.85 ERA (581.2ip/249er) and 447 strikeouts in 580 relief appearances in the big leagues with Houston (2004-07), Arizona (2008-10), Tampa Bay (2010), San Diego (2011), Philadelphia (2012) and the Yankees (2012).
Last year with San Diego, Qualls finished eighth among National League relievers in appearances (77) while leading all Padres relievers in both innings pitched (74.1) and wins (six). He was scored upon in just 16 of his 77 appearances while also limiting right-handed batters to a .218 average.
Since breaking into the big leagues in 2004 with Houston, Qualls ranks third among all Major League relievers in appearances (580) behind only Francisco Cordero (608) and Francisco Rodriguez (590).
Also, the Pirates acquired infielder Gaby Sanchez and minor league pitcher Kyle Kaminska from the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor league outfielder Gorkys Hernandez and the club's 2013 Competitive Balance Lottery Selection.
The 28-year-old Sanchez hit .202 (37-for-183) with 10 doubles, three home runs, 17 RBI and 12 runs scored in 55 games this season for Miami. He also hit .302 (35-for-116) with seven doubles, five home runs, 18 RBI and 20 runs scored in 34 games for Triple-A New Orleans.
In 2011 Sanchez was named to the National League All-Star team. At the All-Star break he was hitting .293 with 22 doubles, 13 home runs, 50 RBI and 46 runs scored and was tied for first among National League first basemen in doubles, second in hits (100), fourth in on-base percentage (.374), tied for fourth in RBI, tied for sixth in home runs and seventh in batting average.
He finished the 2011 campaign second in the National League and fifth in the Majors among first basemen with a .996 fielding percentage after making just five errors in 1,368 total chances.
In 2010, Sanchez led all Major League rookies in doubles (37), RBI (85), extra base hits (59) and total bases (256). He also led all National League rookies in hits (156), finished third in runs (72) and walks (57) and tied for third in home runs (19). He finished fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting.
Kaminska went a combined 6-4 with one save and a 5.20 ERA (53.2ip/31er) in 33 relief appearances this year for Double-A Jacksonville and Triple-A New Orleans. He was selected by the Marlins in the 25th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft.
Th Pirates acquired outfielder Travis Snider from the Blue Jays in exchange for pitcher Brad Lincoln.
Snider, who is wearing No. 23, joined the team in Chicago.
The Pirates also recalled right-handed pitcher Daniel McCutchen from Triple-A Indianapolis and have designated for assignment outfielder Drew Sutton.
