Reigning Italian Baseball League champion ASD Rimini has signed 24-year-old shortstop Freddy Noguera for the 2016 season. He is coming from ASD Parma to the Pirates. He batted .281 with an on-base-percentage of .378 in 27 games this past year. He is also on the Premier12 roster of Italy in Taiwan. Additionally the club announced that starting pitcher Alexis Candelario returns for a second season to Italy even though newspapers reported that he joins a team in Mexico.