MAY 11: Marisnick will require a surgical procedure, the team’s director of sports medicine Todd Tomcyzk told Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A season-ending reconstruction is on the table, although Tomcyzk indicated it’s likelier Marisnick will undergo a less serious surgery that “only” sidelines him for a matter of weeks, not months.
MAY 10: The Pirates placed outfielder Jake Marisnick, who injured his left thumb after crashing into the wall while making a catch in Monday night’s game against the Dodgers, has been placed on the 10-day IL, the team announced. He’ll be replaced on the active roster by right-hander Max Kranick.
A veteran of 10 big league seasons, Marisnick signed a major league deal with the Pirates this offseason to serve as the team’s fourth outfielder. In the early going Marisnick has looked no closer to replicating his career offensive performance from 2017 in Houston, slashing .163/.196/.204 (18 OPS+) through his first 22 games.
While even modest offensive production would be nice from the longtime outfielder, he has certainly lived up to his defensive reputation thus far, racking up three defensive runs saved in the early going. This feat is all the more impressive considering Marisnick has primarily played out of his customary center field position in deference to Bryan Reynolds.
In Kranick, the Pirates are calling up a 24-year-old pitcher who had trouble keeping runs off the board through nine starts last season. Aside from last year’s freshman struggles, however, the right-hander has generally proven a steady source of solid innings in the minors. Through four appearances and nearly nine innings of work in the Pirates’ system this year Kranick has yielded just three runs and less than a baserunner per inning. He’ll serve as an extra source of bulk innings out of the Pirates bullpen for the time being.
Just in the nick of time
Marisnick hasn’t hit well, but he’s been invaluable with the glove.
Yeah, true. But, it looked like he actually hurt his thumb on his diving catch, when his glove hand folded underneath him. He got up shaking it. Was this a re-injury perhaps?
He’s had several highlight reel catches though so far. He’s been incredible.
Pirates dominated the Dodgers last night, things are turning around. Rumor has it they are trading their washing machine for Ed Monix.
Rumors are that your just another trolling idiot
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Just FYI. He hurt it diving, no wall involved.
Yeah he was real slow getting up and wincing with pain in his left arm/hand. He landed awkwardly to begin with.
It was a great catch! He sure does sacrifice his body making plays.
Okay, makes sense. I posted this same thing above, before I read your comment, because I saw him getting up from this catch shaking his hand, after it folded under him. It was an amazing catch though.
Love the sellout catches, man. He’s just been great on D.
Kranick’s fastball has been looking better this year. There was a ppg article saying he’s sitting around 97 when he was around 94 last year (obviously short sample but worth noting) If he can keep that velocity spike going, I really think he could be a solid 4 starter.
He has a solid three pitch mix and does a good job limiting free passes and minimizing the long ball.
You are missing a period after the parentheses in the first paragraph. Your punctuation ARE atrocious.
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No, my punctuation is ok. You just can’t read past you’re Jethro bodeen fifth grade education.
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Must be hard to still living in the parents basement. Wearing a diaper. Weighing 300 pounds. Trolling on the internet all day. Sad way of life you idiots live.
I thought Zeise’s column in today’s PG spoke for a lot of us who just aren’t sure about the light at the end of this tunnel. I read the comments about all of these tremendous prospects who will be here and that the team will surely be a contender in the not too distant future but given what we see coming up so far, you just wonder
Meanwhile, they stock the big league team with guys who would have a tough time hooking on in Japan or Korea
Maybe Kranick will provide some hope. But I’m not holding my breath
I read it also. I don’t know if it’s nutting holding them back. Maybe it’s cherrington. All’s I know is that Shelton is not the manager for the rebuild.
Now if the junkmen are still on the roster by the trade deadline, then I know it’s nutting. I just hope the kids are up by then.
I’m a tired old dude like you. 1979 seems like eons ago.
Yeah, watching this team under Shelton is a lot like watching them in the early/mid 2000’s under Russell. You see a lot of strange decisions being made every day. Being the dinosaur I am, I initially chalked it up to the analytics era. But in the end, whether it’s this manager or this group of cast-offs, I’m reminded of what Branch Rickey told Ralph Kiner, the home run champ, after he inquired why he was being traded. “Son, we can lose 100 games without you”. And *that* particular team lost as much as this one
Might as well bring up and play the kids and hire a young, fiery, development-oriented guy to run it all on the field
I agree. I’d rather see them losing with kids, than watching stagnated rejects. Let them get ml experience.
The Ick and Ick connection
This is a baseball forum, not kindergarten for idiots like you.
Huh?
Whatsa matter you….you can’t understand English?
One Ick out and one Ick replaces. Pretty much a baseball post.
Whatsa matter you….you can’t understand English?
I guarantee that you are a crossbreed of a jackass and a monkey
Jake’s defense is commendable.