This week we saw some high scoring games, huge deficits, and big comebacks. The team went 4-1 with two days off this week and nobody got injured at MLB level.
I'm including the monthly schedule here and it shows the Pepcid inducing roughly three week start of this team.
A rundown of transactions this week affecting the Pirates club.
1) 4/15 OF JB Schuck cleared waivers and was assigned to AAA. He was NOT put back on 40 man roster at this time.
2) 4/15 SS Kevin Newman contract purchased and promoted to MLB
3) 4/15 3B Jung-Ho Kang was waived and picked up by COL.
4) 4/15 OF Trayvon Robinson's contract was purchased by PIT. Placed on 40 man roster. Was promoted to MLB club as CF.
5) 4/15 RP Jordan Lyles was comes off IR and placed on 30 day injury rehab assignment. Promoted to MLB on 4/22
6) 4/17 RP Dovydas Neverauskas comes off IR. Immediately optioned to AAA.
7) 4/17 1B Jose Osuna comes off IR. Immediately optioned to AAA.
8) 4/18 RP John Gant claimed off waivers from STL. Placed on 40 man roster and promoted to MLB team on 4/21.
9) 4/21 SP Steven Brault optioned to AAA.
10) 4/22 SP Dario Agrazal optioned to AAA.
11) 4/22 C Elias Diaz comes off IR and placed on 20 day injury rehab assignment.
Picking up the pieces - our most improved player is C Francisco Cervelli, Since our looking at his production from last week, Cervelli raised his BA .041 points (.184 to .225) to above the Mendoza line. Cervelli also improved his defensive metrics by throwing out 5/9 base stealing attempts for a CS% of 55.6 and his ZR is now +1.2. with ZERO Errors this season.
Our office received a call from Atlanta looking to get Brian W Anderson in return for a middling AA OF Justin Dean (1.5 stars/ OSA 2.0 stars) who's claim to fame is 99 speed but can barely make contact with the ball. Trade? P A S S
Checked on RP Nick Burdi and SP Clay Holmes down in AAA. Burdi is the CL right now but still struggling with a 5.08 ERA and no saves, Holmes is RP setup man and getting shelled with a 8.44 ERA and10 ER in 10 IP. (ouch!)
In the GOOD news Dept. out of AAA, 2B Pablo Reyes has captured the Player of the Week honors. hmm. ANOTHER hot hitting 2B... what to do? what to do...