A few transactions to catch up on from today:
-The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled infielder Pedro Ciriaco and have placed Steve Pearce on the 15-day disabled list.
-No move yet, but Aaron Thompson is in Pittsburgh, and is expected to be added to the team, possibly by tomorrow to make a spot start on Wednesday.
-The Pirates have signed Nelson Figueroa to a minor league deal and have assigned him to Indianapolis. Just like their signing of Aaron Heilman, this is a move for depth, as Indianapolis is short on pitchers right now.
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August 23, 2011 at 10:33 pm
Any word on Pearce’s malady, besides not being able to hit a baseball?
August 23, 2011 at 11:02 pm
guess thet aren’t done torturing hague yet.
August 23, 2011 at 11:57 pm
That’s not a fair statement about Pearce actually. He hits them just fine in Indy…;)
August 24, 2011 at 5:26 pm
too true…
In all seriousness, Pearce apparently broke his index finger while fielding a ball, and is out for the year. I like the guy, but he’s been snakebit with injuries his whole ML career, and it now seems unlikely he’ll ever become more than a utility guy.
August 24, 2011 at 5:26 pm
too true…
In all seriousness, Pearce apparently broke his index finger while fielding a ball, and is out for the year. I like the guy, but he’s been snakebit with injuries his whole ML career, and it now seems unlikely he’ll ever become more than a utility guy.
August 24, 2011 at 1:17 am
Could anyone provide any sort of reasonable explanation as to why Ciriaco gets recalled instead of giving Hague a shot?
August 24, 2011 at 2:38 am
Two Reasons
A. Hague isn’t on the 40 Man Roster. So they probably don’t want to have to make a 40 Man move.
B. Ciriaco is a hell of bat boy. Since he never plays he just carries the stuff around and collects a check.