Morning Pirates Buzz: Presley coming up & Reactions from Huntington, Draft experts on selection of Mark Appel
MORNING PIRATES BUZZ The Pirates intend to callup left fielder Alex Presley for tonight’s game. Presley was sent to the minors on May 16, after batting .220 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI’s, including a .246 OBP and .305 slugging percentage in 34 games with the Pirates. Presley batted .309 in his first 19 games this season but slumped badly leading to his demotion, going 3-for-42 with 1 extra base hit in his last 15 games with the big club prior to being demoted. Pirates GM Neal Huntington said at the time that Presley was not being intelligent at the plate and that the team “optioned Alex out to get him going.” “We need to get him back to
Minor League report for Aug 9: d’Arnaud homers, Presley goes 1-for-3
Fort Myers 6 – Bradenton 3 Notables — Alex Presley appearing in his first rehab game, started in left field and went 1-for-3 in the Marauders loss. —- Chase d’Arnaud hit a solo home run in the second inning. He went 1-for-3 in the game and is hitting .222 in three rehab games.