Tag: Gregory Polanco

We released our tenth annual prospect guide this off-season. We have the first nine issues available to download free for all subscribers to the site. We recently had some top ten lists for the decade on this site, ranking the 2010-19 drafts and international signing classes. I wanted to do that for the top ten […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates gave injury updates to the local media today on nine players via Todd Tomczyk, their Director of Sports Medicine. Adam Berry from MLB.com has the details here, starting with Gregory Polanco: -Jason Martin (shoulder) might be a little behind heading into the spring, but rehab is going well.-Archer, Bell and Marte are all […]

With the season behind us, it’s finally time to look at where the payroll ended up for 2019. I’ve been tracking it since Day 1 of the season, and it’s always fun to analyze changes throughout the year. My favorite part of tracking payroll is to compare the official Competitive Balance Tax numbers released after […]

For anyone who has ever worked in any kind of professional setting, we all have seen it—an employee who is in way over their head. At one point or another, this employee was competent at their job, but that competence was rewarded with a new challenge that they ultimately just weren’t cut out for. This […]

There are plenty of roster intricacies in the Major League Baseball Rulebook that can be difficult to understand in theory and application: Designated for Assignment, waivers, outright assignment, 25-man roster versus 40-man roster, and service time, just to name a few. These intricacies have consistently interested me, and I always had to rely on sites […]

The Indianapolis Indians added some big names to their roster ahead of Thursday’s game. Both Ke’Bryan Hayes and Pablo Reyes returned from their rehab assignment with Morgantown, while Gregory Polanco will begin a rehab assignment with the Indians. To make room on the roster, pitcher Yefry Ramirez was added to the temporary inactive list, while […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed outfielder Gregory Polanco on the 10-day injured list due posterior left shoulder inflammation. To take his place on the 25-man roster, they have recalled outfielder Jason Martin. The move was made retroactive to June 19th. ROSTER MOVE:We have placed outfielder Gregory Polanco on the 10-day injured list (retro to June […]

Well, as Ron Burgundy might say, “That escalated quickly.” This wasn’t a topic I anticipated visiting quite this early, but after the entire pitching staff’s performance has seemingly fallen off a cliff, and twenty losses in their last twenty-nine games (as of June 20th) have the team hovering around last place in the division, it […]

It’s no secret—injuries have significantly derailed the Pirates’ season. Many weren’t overly hopeful about the team’s chances this year, but many predicted at least a strong chance to finish above .500, as the team was largely the same as last season and it’s a feat they achieved then. While the club knew about and could […]

Count me among the many, many fans who were shocked when they saw the news that Cole Tucker was called up to start at shortstop less than a month into the season. Tucker has always been a hard prospect to pin down. At first, many thought he appeared to be an overdraft in the first […]