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
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
Pirates call up Chase d’Arnaud; option Josh Harrison
A lot of people have been calling for it to happen and it finally is. Chase d’Arnaud will be promoted from AAA-Indianapolis in time for Friday’s game against Boston. To make room for him on the 25-man roster, IF Josh Harrison was optioned to AAA. First off, let’s go over some info on d’Arnaud. The
Pirates acquire Josh Rodriguez
The Pirates reacquired IF Josh Rodriguez from the Cleveland Indians today for cash considerations. Rodriguez started off the season on the Pirates’ 25-man roster after the team chose him 1st overall in the Rule 5 Draft this offseason. However, he was returned to the Indians after being designated for assignment when the team claimed Brandon
Alex Presley to stay put for now
Rob Biertempfel of the Tribune-Review tweeted today after the game that the Pirates will not be making any roster moves going into this weekend’s series against Cleveland. There was a ton of speculation and it seemed like a given that Alex Presley would be called up as the Pirates will be facing 3 right handed