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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Wandy Rodriguez will make $13 million this season. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pirates pitcher Wandy Rodriguez was designated for assignment on Thursday, according to the team's Twitter account.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The transaction was executed to make room for catcher Russell Martin, who had been on the disabled list since late April with a hamstring injury.\u00A0Rodriguez will spend Thursday's game against the visiting Nationals on the MLB suspended list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 35-year-old pitcher is owed $13 million annual salary for 2014. Approximately $7.5 million of it will come from the Pirates with the rest coming from Houston, where\u00A0he played from 2005-2012.\u00A0&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Pirates also expect to get closer\u00A0Jason Grilli back over the weekend, who has been on the DL since April 21 with an oblique strain. On Wednesday, he said there's a \"strong likely case\" he will return vs. the Nationals on Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Pirates are 19-26, with only the Cubs further back in the NL Central standings.\u00A0.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The @Pirates have reinstated @russellmartin55 from the DL. To make room for Martin, Wandy Rodriguez has been designated for assignment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2014 Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 22, 2014&lt;strong&gt;SI WIRE:\u00A0Report: Rangers 1B Prince Fielder \u2018seriously considering\u2019 season-ending\u00A0surgery&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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