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Pirates Activate Starling Marte, Option Jose Osuna

By Kyle Downing | May 26, 2018 at 11:55am CDT

After reporting earlier today that Starling Marte could be activated from the DL if he felt good upon arrival to PNC Park, Adam Berry of MLB.com tweets that Marte has indeed been reinstated, with the Pirates optioning first base/outfield type Jose Osuna to the minors.

The quick DL stint for Marte is obviously best-case scenario for the Pirates, who must have been concerned at first considering the dubious nature of oblique injuries in general. Marte’s kicked off the 2018 season with a bang, hitting .308/.366/.503 with six homers and ten steals, so his return to the lineup is excellent news for Pittsburgh, who’ve been a .500 team in his absence.

The more interesting implication of this transaction is that outfield prospect Austin Meadows survived the roster crunch. Meadows was promoted to the big leagues for the first time ever following Marte’s placement on the disabled list, despite hitting a tepid .294/.336/.397 in Triple-A this season. His performance in the majors, however, has earned him a longer look: Meadows has homered three times and struck out just twice while hitting .448 in his 29 MLB plate appearances.

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  1. HarveyD82

    5 years ago

    gotta keep meadows in the lineup. hopefully he keeps a good pace to be in roy voting

    Reply
    • rols1026

      5 years ago

      Keep him in the lineup over who? Marte Dickerson and Polanco all deserve to play

      Reply
      • jbigz12

        5 years ago

        Meadows has performed far better than Polanco. He could easily grab some starts from him and snag one from Dickerson and marte per week.

        Reply
      • oaksbossko

        5 years ago

        Which is why the NL needs to adopt the DH! It only makes sense, right?

        Reply
        • brucewayne

          5 years ago

          I agree ! At least make the rules the same in both leagues .

      • Mendoza Line 215

        5 years ago

        He deserves to play over Polanco and his 0.209 batting average.The Pirates need to learn to play the players who deserve to play in order to maximize their chance to win.David Freese was right- there is not enough care of immediacy in the management of this team.
        There would be if the manager’s job was on the line as it is with most teams.

        Reply
  2. Bruce Humbert

    5 years ago

    Free Jose Osuna – Why is nobody calling for the benching of the over rated Josh Bell

    Reply
    • tylerall5

      5 years ago

      You’re fooling yourself if you think that Osuna should be getting everyday playing time over Bell.

      Reply
    • bastros88

      5 years ago

      Jose Osuna is not an everyday player

      Reply
  3. lonleylibertarian

    5 years ago

    How do you/we know?
    And I could argue Josh Bell is not antbevery day player either

    Reply
    • 3rdStrikeLooking

      5 years ago

      Proofread much? WTH.

      Reply
    • Mendoza Line 215

      5 years ago

      I think that Osuna may deserve to platoon against lefthanded pitching but the Pirates already have David Freese for that role.Osuna is a fairly polished first baseman and I agree that we do not really know how good of a starter he would be.Josh Bell is a good player though who brings enthusiasm to the game.I can see a future for Osuna especially as he can fill in in the outfield corners.He needs to get somewhat regular playing time to show what he can really do.

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