Tag: Jose Tabata

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 […]

Leading up to the Trade Deadline, the hope of many fans wanting to see the Pirates buying from just a few weeks ago had been replaced with sadness and despair due to the team’s recent swoon. Instead of hoping to pick up a piece or two at the deadline, now all fans could do was […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded Jose Tabata for Michael Morse and cash, according to Jon Heyman. michael morse went with cash to pirates for jose tabata — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2015 Nothing yet on the money exchanging hands, but here are the contracts for each player: Morse – Making $7 M this year, […]

The Pirates have made the following moves in Indianapolis, per an Indians press release. **Corey Hart has completed the Indianapolis portion of his MLB rehab assignment. **Hunter Morris was placed on the disabled list, retroactive July 14th, with a right ankle sprain. **Jose Tabata was placed on the temporary inactive list, for an undisclosed reason. Elias […]

The Indianapolis Indians announced four roster moves on Wednesday afternoon. The big moves are Alen Hanson coming off the disabled list and John Holdzkom going on the DL with a right shoulder strain. Holdzkom missed three weeks earlier in the year with right shoulder fatigue, so this is his second shoulder-related injury. He was struggling […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent 1B/OF Corey Hart to AAA Indianapolis to begin a rehab assignment. Hart went on the disabled list on June 24th with a left shoulder impingement. The move was made retroactive to June 22nd, so starting his rehab now will give him a week’s worth of at-bats before he is eligible […]

With the concern with Andrew McCutchen from yesterday and the need for another outfielder, the Pittsburgh Pirates will call up outfielder Gorkys Hernandez from Indianapolis. Information on the transaction came via various sources on Twitter and was confirmed this morning. In his second stint with the Pirates organization, Hernandez has found the stroke at the […]

Morton Returns Monday Charlie Morton returns to the mound Monday, making his season-debut against the Miami Marlins. His return means the Pirates starting rotation, already pitching very well, becomes even stronger if he returns to the form that netted him a contract extension before the 2014 season. But it also means the Pirates have a […]

Jose Tabata made his way through the clubhouse Tuesday afternoon, from one end to the other, stopping along the way to greet and chat with his teammates. He sat down with Francisco Liriano for a brief minute, pointed at Josh Harrison and greeted others he played with in years past. Tabata reached his locker, closely […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have called up Jose Tabata, purchasing his contract from Indianapolis. To make room on the 40-man roster, they have transferred Justin Sellers to the 60-day disabled list. Earlier today we learned that they had optioned Wilfredo Boscan to Indianapolis, which was an expected move, since they were playing short a man on […]