Webb, a Rule 5 draft pick, has lost out on a spot in the Pirates bullpen and has been offered back to the Yankees, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
The 25-year-old allowed a 3.59 ERA in 72.2 innings at Triple-A last year, an encouraging enough effort for the Pirates to give him a chance to serve as their second lefty out of the bullpen. He was solid in Cactus League play, as he posted a 2.77 ERA over 13 innings of work. However, Pittsburgh instead decided to go with Wade LeBlanc, a veteran with over 500 innings of major-league experience, to fill that role. Now Webb will wait for the Yankees' decision to see which minor-league team he'll report to in 2017.