Osvaldo Bido (Ventura) was originally signed by Pirates scout Juan Mercado.
2023
Made his Major League debut with Pittsburgh and was 2-5 with a 5.86 ERA and .733 opponents OPS in 16 games, including nine starts, over three stints with the Pirates...Allowed just four home runs in 50.2 innings, an average of 0.71 per nine innings...Had a .270 opponents batting average, which broke down to .236 (26-for-110) with a .611 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .309 (29-for-94) with an .875 OPS against lefthanded hitters…surrendered all four of his home runs to lefties...Was 0-2 with a 5.71 ERA in his nine starting assignments, 2-3 with a 6.19 ERA in seven relief appearances...First batters faced were 1-for-7 (.143) in his relief appearances and he stranded his only inherited runner...Went 0-4 with an 8.54 ERA in nine home games, 2-1 with a 2.96 ERA in seven road games...Had a 2.45 ERA over the first two innings of the game, a 9.24 ERA over innings three through five and a 2.57 ERA from the sixth inning on...The Pirates were 2-7 (.222) in his starting assignments…tossed fewer than five innings in seven of his nine starts...Spent the balance of the season with Triple-A Indianapolis where he was 3-4 with three saves, a 4.16 ERA and .700 opponents OPS in 19 games, including 10 starts...The saves were the first of his career and he converted all three of his save opportunities...Held the opposition to a .224 batting average but he walked 29 and hit five for a .321 on-base percentage...His opponents batting average included a mark of .189 (24-for-127) with a .658 OPS against right-handed hitters, .267 (28-for-105) with a .751 OPS against left-handers...Opponents hit .266 with the bases empty, .176 with runners on...Was 1-0 with a 0.52 ERA in his nine relief appearances, 2-4 with a 5.56 ERA in 10 starts...Allowed 10 of his 31 runs in the fifth inning (15.00 ERA)...Pitched for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League following the season and went 0-2 with a 1.64 ERA in 10 relief appearances.
2022
Spent the entire season at Triple-A Indianapolis where he went 3-8 with a 4.53 ERA in 32 games, including 25 starts…matched his career high in losses but had a career-high 122 strikeouts in 111.1 innings (9.86 per nine innings)…allowed a .242 opponents batting average but walked 64 and hit 13 for a .357 on-base percentage…tied for the International League lead in hit by pitches, ranked second in walks, tied for fourth in games started and seventh in strikeouts… tied for second in the Pirates farm system in starts, ranked third in strikeouts and sixth in innings pitched…his opponents batting average broke down to .224 with a .788 OPS against left-handed hitters and .254 with a .794 OPS against right-handers…allowed a .213 average with runners in scoring position…was 1-2 with a 2.43 ERA and .692 opponents OPS in 18 games at home, 2-6 with a 6.92 ERA and .895 OPS in 14 games on the road…was 1-0 with a 1.08 ERA in 10 day games, 2-8 with a 6.00 ERA in 22 contests at night…opponents hit .139 with two strikes…tossed five innings or fewer in 29 of his 32 appearances…made his 100th career minor league appearance on Aug. 4 against Louisville (3.0 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 8 so)…went 1-1 with a 2.61 ERA in five appearances in August…went 2-0 with a 1.47 ERA and .173 opponents batting average over a sevengame stretch from Aug. 17 to Sept. 20…it was his only winning streak of the season…matched his career high with 10 strikeouts in 5.2 innings on Sept 20 against St. Paul…pitched for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League following the season and went 0-1 with 2.63 ERA in six starts.
2021
Spent most of the season with Double-A Altoona where he was 4-9 with a 5.09 ERA in 21 games, including 19 starts…was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Sept. 20 and had no decisions and an 8.22 ERA in two starts…was 4-8 with a 5.33 ERA and .786 opponents OPS in 23 games, including 21 starts…tied for eighth in the Double-A East in strikeouts (91) and games started (19) and tied for ninth in innings pitched (93.2)…allowed a .264 opponents batting average, which broke down to .240 with a .636 opponents OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .294 with a .976 OPS against left-handers…surrendered 11 of his 15 home runs to lefties…combined for a 3-3 record, a 3.99 ERA and .689 opponents OPS in 10 games in his home ballparks…was 1-5 with a 6.50 ERA and .865 OPS on the road…went 2-0 with a 1.46 ERA over a five-start stretch from May 15-June 12…struck out a season-high eight batters in an 11-2 win at Richmond on June 5…also fanned eight on July 9 against Akron…tossed a career-high 99 pitches in 6.2 innings of work on Aug. 20 against Somerset for the win…then logged a season-high 7.0 scoreless innings and allowed just two hits in his next start on Aug. 26 against Richmond for his second two-game winning streak of the season…went 2-1 with a 2.77 ERA in five starts in the August…had the third lowest opponents batting average in the Double-A East in August (.188) and the seventh lowest ERA.
2020
Did not pitch as the minor league season was cancelled due to the pandemic.
2019
Spent most of the season at Single-A Greensboro where he made 20 starts before he was promoted to High-A Bradenton on July 26…made five starts there and was a combined a 12-8 with a 3.32 ERA in 25 starts…had career highs in wins, starts, innings pitched (135.2) and hits (112) and matched his high in losses…tied for second among Pirates minor leaguers in wins and ranked fifth in ERA…had 11 wins with Greensboro, which tied for second in the South Atlantic League…did not allow a run in three of his first four starts and went 4-0 with a 0.91 ERA in five starts in April…was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 3-9…made one start that week on June 5 against Charleston and struck out a career-high 10 batters in 6.0 scoreless innings…allowed one hit and one walk but had a no decision in a 2-1 loss… was 4-0 with a 2.10 ERA in five starts in June…tossed a career-high 7.1 innings Aug. 5 at Charlotte…was on the injured list from Aug. 12 to 21 with a sprained left ankle.
2018
Spent his first season in the United States at Single-A West Virginia and went 4-6 with a 4.18 ERA in 14 starts…ranked second in the New York-Penn League in innings pitched (75.1)… walked just 19 batters in 75.1 innings, an average of 2.27 per nine innings…yielded just two home runs…allowed a .263 opponents batting average, including .220 with a .606 OPS against left-handed pitchers and .297 with a .767 OPS against right-handers…struck out a season-high nine batters in 5.0 innings on Aug. 7 against Batavia…then logged 7.0 scoreless innings in a 4-1 victory over Williamsport on Aug. 17.
2017
Made his professional debut with Dominican Summer League Pirates and went 1-8 with a 5.33 ERA in 15 games, including 13 starts…struck out 41 batters in 50.2 innings but walked 36, hit six and had 15 wild pitches.
