The Pirates have selected the contract of utilityman Jake Elmore, per a club announcement. He’ll fill out the active roster down the stretch.
Elmore, 32, was on and off the Pittsburgh 40-man roster earlier this season. He has appeared in parts of six MLB campaigns, each time with a different ballclub, making him something of the consummate journeyman.
For his career, Elmore carries a modest .208/.287/.269 batting line in 498 plate appearances. He has spent most of his time at Triple-A, where he’s a .294/.389/.381 hitter over eight campaigns.
While he’s obviously not an especially productive hitter, Elmore has carved out a niche as a handy swiss army knife to have stashed when a need arises. He’s primarily a middle infielder. But at some point or another, Elmore has appeared at every single position on the diamond as a professional (including on the mound and behind the dish).
Hopefully he’s not added for another abuse scandal….
Be nice…..
You could consider his career batting line as abuse to the game
Scraping the underside of barrel #2 now
Oh great. Another AAAA player that will see the field, keeping Cole Tucker on the bench.
At least Elmore made the show (of and on). Not bad for a 34th round draft pick!
The other players to make the majors along with Mr. Elmore are Marcus Semien, Jordan Jankowski, and someone named Andrew Taylor who pitched in 3 games for the Angels in 2012.
He’s played in over 200 games… never heard of him. And I follow Houston and Tampa pretty closely.
His parents were clever.
Is he on a mission from God???
“We’re gettin’ the band back together.”
I wish that his last name was Elwood too,and his middle name was “And”!
Are we allowed to talk about Swiss army knives in today’s politically correct environment?
Everybody else is but you.
What will the Pirates do next year? Cole Tucker will be the SS so where does that leave Kevin Newman, Adam Frazier or Erik Gonzalez? With the emergence of Bryan Reynolds and Jose Osuna, will they make an option to Starlim Marte?
I predict that PIT trades Gregory Polanco this off season.
Tucker will probably be at AAA. Polanco in RF.
Kevin Newman plays 2B. He’s already made 22 starts there this season. Adam Frazier and Erik Gonzales are prototypical utility men so I’m guessing that’s not a major concern
Seems to me that Tucker needs some more seasoning in hitting but they may end up playing him mid year next year with Newman at second base.
Frazier and Gonzalez may be their utility men as there will an extra player on the roster next year.
It seems that Kramer is the odd man out.Perhaps he is part of a package to get a catcher although what would they do with Diaz.He may have just had a bad year this year although he did not field his position very well.
I believe this is a good will gesture by the Pirates. As a vet who keeps getting work, I imagine Elmore has probably gone about his business the right way: shown up consistently, mentored the young guys, etc. He will be a free agent in the off season, so it’s simply rewarding him with another trip to the show for the last couple weeks. I’m sure Elmore will appreciate it. I dont see how anybody can dog that, especially on a Pirates team that needs unity in a dysfunctional clubhouse.
I agree. But would still like to see Will Craig.
Trog-I agree with you and it gets him some more ML time.
Any disfunction in the clubhouse may very well be gone by now.
I think with SRod,Cutch,JHay,and Cervelli gone and Taillon hurt there is no veteran leadership on this team.
Former Durham Bull. Crash Elmore.
Why not Will Craig????
Does this move bolster his pension benefits or something? A bottom feeder promoting an over the hill 30 plus guy instead of younger player in need of some big league experience. that could be useful to his development. in upcoming seasons which Elmore will not be a part of.