What can you buy for a buck these days?

You can grab a cheeseburger off the dollar menu at a fast food place.

You could have enjoyed a hot dog during a Butler BlueSox home game on Wednesdays this summer

You can snag a classic song on iTunes.

You can even buy a pair of postage stamps — if you’re still in the stone age and use snail mail.

Or, you can pick up a spiffy, slightly used Major League Baseball relief pitcher.

That’s what the Seattle Mariners did Tuesday when they sent a crisp dollar bill to the Texas Rangers for former Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitcher Ernesto Frieri.

Yes, the Rangers bought a 32-year-old journeyman right-hander for a cool buck.

One. Lousy. Dollar.

Not sure how Frieri must have felt about that, since a bucket of baseballs cost approximately $478. So, Frieri isn’t even worth one baseball.

He’s barely worth the tongue depressor pitchers use to clean the mud from their cleats. And a rosin bag? Forget about it.

A rosin bag would cost three Frieris.

A six-pack of beer? About six to seven Frieris.

Frieri’s spot on the dollar-store shelves is a little more interesting because it’s not as if he’s awful.

He’s had a decent career with four different teams over eight-plus seasons, sporting an 11-14 record with a 3.59 ERA in 304 career games.

In 2013 he saved 37 games for the Angels, so he’s no rag-armed, middling reliever just hanging on for dear life.

He’s no Joaquin Benoit.

Pirates’ fans will disagree, however.

Frieri was indeed awful for Pittsburgh during the dollar cup of coffee he spent with the Buccos last season.

Fans probably would have sold him to another team for a couple of quarters.

Nevertheless, Frieri isn’t the first player to be swapped for pocket change.

In 2014 the Milwaukee Brewers sold left-handed pitcher Brad Mills to the Oakland A’s for a buck.

The Brewers, keen on dumping players for a dollar it seems, did the same thing with catcher Wil Nieves when they sent him to Atlanta for 10 dimes in 2011.

In 2008, Wes Helmes was dealt from the Phillies to the Marlins for 100 pennies.

So, it isn’t that unusual.

The Dollar Club is bigger than you think.

Still, for the guys who are dumped for a dollar, it must be a kick to the ol’ batting helmet (which costs about 70 Frieris, by the way).

It’s kind of refreshing, however, to hear of stories like these.

In a sport where cash is being thrown around like Monopoly money, where a guy like Bryce Harper stands to become the world’s first $400 million athlete, it’s neat to see teams being frugal.

And buying a relief pitcher for money found in the general manager’s couch cushions.

Mike Kilroy is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.