The Pirates have signed 29-year old switch-hitting SS/2B Anderson Hernandez to a minor league deal. Hernandez played in 136 games in AAA-ball last year for the Astros and he was 153 of 510 (.300 avg, .766 OPS) with 74 runs scored, 6 homers, 52 RBIs and 21 stolen bases. He last played in the majors back in 2010 with the Astros & Indians. Hernandez has now played in 240 games in his first six years in the majors and he is 155 of 643 (.241 avg, .614 OPS) with 69 runs scored, 4 homers, 60 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. Hernandez will get a shot to win a job as a backup infielder next spring.