Is this part of a larger Pirates trend?
The Pirates announced today that catcher Yasmani Grandal was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Fellow backstop Henry Davis was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move. Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reported that Grandal was at the ballpark prior to the official announcement. Davis, 24, was the first overall pick in the 2021 draft…
The Pirates announced today that catcher Yasmani Grandal was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Fellow backstop Henry Davis was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move. Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reported that Grandal was at the ballpark prior to the official announcement. Davis, 24, was the first overall pick in the 2021 draft…
Pittsburgh's everyday catcher has struggled defensively and with the bat
The Pittsburgh Pirates are demoting catcher Henry Davis to Triple-A Indianapolis to work on his hitting, manager Derek Shelton said on Friday, according to Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.Davis is hitting .162/.280/.206 with four RBIs in 83 plate appearances this season.The first overall selection in the 2021 draft made the Pirates' Opening Day roster after posting a 1.067 OPS with four homers and 12 RBIs in 16 spring training games.Pittsburgh activated veteran backstop Yasmani Grandal from the injured list in a corresponding move. Grandal and Joey Bart, who has posted a .890 OPS since he was acquired in a trade from the San Francisco Giants, made Davis expendable.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.