PITTSBURGH — Right-handed pitcher Brad Lincoln is returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ organization.

Traded to Toronto for outfielder Travis Snider in 2012, Lincoln was among 10 minor league free agents signed by the Pirates Tuesday. He was 4-2 with a 2.73 ERA, 60 strikeouts and 14 walks in 59.1 innings pitched for the Bucs the year he was dealt to the Blue Jays.

Lincoln posted an 11.57 ERA in two appearances with the Phillies this season, spending most of the year in Class AAA.