The Pirates made it official today and sent OF Jose Tabata to the disabled list with a quad strain. There were some reports from the past couple of days that Tabata may actually avoid a DL stint, but the Bucs felt otherwise. Josh Harrison, who was just optioned before the Boston series will rejoin the
Alex Presley helps lead Pirates to victory in Toronto
Final: Pirates 7, Blue Jays 6 WP: Kevin Correia (10-6) LP: Jo-Jo Reyes (3-7) SV: Joel Hanrahan (23) Alex Presley sure knows how to get on Pirates’ fans good side. He opened up the scoring in the 3rd inning with a 2-run homer to give the Bucs a 2-0 lead. They would stay ahead the
Pedro Alvarez begins rehab stint; Other moves
- Pedro Alvarez has started his rehab assignment, which is excellent news. He started at 3B for the GCL Pirates today and will be re-assigned to the Bradenton Marauders to continue his rehab. Hopefully this means Alvarez isn’t too far off from rejoining the club. – Indian pitcher Rinku Singh has been promoted to State
Alex Presley recalled; Pedro Ciriaco optioned
It’s now official. Alex Presley is free. Earlier today, the Pirates optioned seldom used infielder Pedro Ciriaco and called up OF Alex Presley from AAA-Indianapolis. Presley has definitely deserved his call up as he is absolutely raking AAA pitching in the International League. Presley burst on to the scene last season as he was named
Bucs drop series finale; Jose Tabata leaves game
Final: Red Sox 4, Pirates 2 WP: Andrew Miller (1-0) LP: Tim Wood (0-2) SV: Jonathan Papelbon (14) Fortuately, I did not get to watch any of this game because it sounds like the Pirates pretty much gave it away. They made 4 errors that helped lead to 3 unearned runs against them. Kudos to