Dejan Kovacevic reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates are working on signing three relief pitchers.  The Pirates’ management has spoken with Octavio Dotel and D.J. Carrasco, with the expectations that Carrasco is getting a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training.

The team is also going after another free-agent right-handed pitcher, but it is unknown who that may be at this time.  Possibilities include Jamey Wright, Kiko Calero, Brendan Donnelly, Seth McClung, Russ Springer and Chan Ho Park with the Pirates having shown previous interest in Wright.

In 11 seasons, the 36-year-old Dotel has compiled a 46-39 record with a 3.73 ERA and 83 saves over 770 1/3 innings pitched.  You can see Dotel’s complete statistics here.

Carrasco, 32, has pitched for the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox.  In his five season career, he has a 20-16 record with a 4.45 ERA and 1.474 WHIP in 362 1/3 innings.  He made $440,000 in 2009. You can see Carrasco’s contract history and statistics here.