Tag: Max Moroff

The Pirates have a roster crunch coming up fast. Sure, it’s fair to question whether it matters much or not, given the excess fat permeating much of the roster. At some point, however, the front office deemed every player under contract worth while enough to employ, so it’s reasonable to assume they would at least […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced a five-player trade with the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday afternoon. The Pirates sent infielder Max Moroff and outfielder Jordan Luplow to Cleveland for infielder Erik Gonzalez and right-handed pitchers Dante Mendoza and Tahnaj Thomas. More on this breaking news shortly. TRADE: The Pirates have acquired infielder Erik González along with right-handed […]

Max Moroff isn’t in good company. The Pirates made their second round of September callups yesterday, and likely their final round when you consider that there’s no reason to keep MLB-ready prospects in the minors when the Indianapolis season is over. Moroff was not on the list of guys who was called up, despite being […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a surprising move to strengthen their bullpen on Monday night, adding right-handed pitcher Casey Sadler to the 25-man roster and optioning Max Moroff to Indianapolis. Sadler needed to be added to the 40-man roster first and the Pirates cleared space by designating left-handed pitcher Josh Smoker for assignment. Sadler has pitched […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates placed right-handed pitcher Chad Kuhl on the disabled list prior to Friday’s game. They have recalled infielder Max Moroff to take his spot on the roster. Kuhl is listed as having a right forearm strain, which caused him to leave his last start early. No other updates have been given yet on […]

Every Monday during the minor league season, we take a look at the top performers in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system, giving scouting reports on the top ten pitchers and top ten hitters from the previous week. The column was originally called Top Performers until last year when we changed it to The Twenty. The […]

As expected since he was sent down two weeks ago, right-handed pitcher Nick Kingham has been promoted to make tonight’s start against the San Diego Padres. Kingham pitched once in Indianapolis, then was moved to Altoona for his last start to remain on schedule for today’s game. Kingham debuted with the Pirates back in late […]

PHILADELPHIA — Since starting second baseman and leadoff hitter Josh Harrison was sidelined with a broken hand, the Pirates have gone about replacing him with a combination of Adam Frazier and Sean Rodriguez. Both of those players present their own issues in that role. Frazier can hit, with a .278 career batting average and a […]

There was a time this offseason where I thought Max Moroff would be a lock for the Opening Day roster. At the very least, he would be a guy who would come up when an injury happened, and would get significant playing time if the injury was at second base. This was partially the case. […]

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates had run into their first real roadblock of their 2018 season, having lost two miserable, blustery games to the Rockies at PNC Park. For Wednesday afternoon’s pleasingly sun-splashed series finale at PNC Park, not only did Clint Hurdle start with Gregory Polanco, Francisco Cervelli, Corey Dickerson and Colin Moran on the […]