The Pirates placed Bryse Wilson and Anthony Alford on the IL today, per a team announcement. Ben Gamel has come off the IL to take one of the roster spots, with the other going to Dillon Peters, who was recalled from Triple-A. Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette spoke to Pirates general manager Ben Cherington, who said that Alford is dealing with back spasms, while Wilson’s IL placement is mostly about rest from fatigue.
Wilson, the 23-year-old righty, was just recently acquired from Atlanta in the Richard Rodriguez trade. In 48 2/3 innings this year between the two clubs, he has an ERA of 5.55. His strikeout rate is well below average, at 14.5%, but he has a decent walk rate of 7%. The Pirates can afford to be cautious with his workload, given that they’re nowhere near competing for the postseason. Their .359 winning percentage is better than only three teams in the majors.
For Alford, this is another frustrating hurdle in a challenging season. He struggled out of the gate and was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh in April. However, after being assigned to the minors, he completely turned things around and was nothing short of magnificent. His line through 226 plate appearances at Triple-A this year was .307/.420/.593, producing a wRC+ of 167. This performance forced Pittsburgh to give him another shot at the big leagues, which they did August 7th. Now, after just five games since having his contract selected, he will have to go on the shelf for at least 10 days.
For Peters, this will be his first time in the majors since coming to the Pirates from the Angels in July. He had been designated for assignment when the Angels signed Adam Eaton, heading to Pittsburgh in exchange for cash considerations. The 28-year-old lefty has logged 53 1/3 innings at Triple-A this year, between the two organizations, with an ERA of 3.71, a strikeout rate of 27.8% and a walk rate of 8.4%.
I don’t know much about Dillon Peters, but I always liked his sister Sharon.
I know enough about him to say… his sister is a better pitcher too.
Maybe I am missing something, but Wilson’s stats listed in the post do not match Baseball Reference’s stats.
Google says 5.55 for some reason. innings still dont match though.
They haven’t posted yesterdays game you silly guys!
Bryse Wilson is awful. He may actually make the Pirates even worse than they already were.
He’s actually not.
They’re putting him on the IL because he’s TIRED? Wow, I’ve heard it all now.
Phantom injury list placements happen all the time. It’s literally just to make room on the roster so he can skip a start.
Making phantom IL stints don’t make sense when the player has options. He wouldn’t have to be placed through waivers to go down to work on some thing(s). Now, I guess they could use it for a perspective angle. Not wanting to send down the primary piece of a trade
Well, if the IR will remedy his penchant for throwing fastballs belt high down main street, I’m all for it
Baseball, watch it before you comment clown.
I’m a Braves fan. I think I would know what to expect from him. He’s not even close to consistent.
NEITHER ARE YOUR TROLL POSTS CONSISTENT. IDIOTS LIKE THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE INTERNET FRUSTRATING
He is what I call a Ham And Egger! A ML player, just an average guy. He needs a chance to prove himself!
You sound like a brain dead Brave fan! He looks good?
Hes a pretty good pitcher. Hes only 23. Go away troll
He looked pretty good against Kershaw in the playoffs.
Time to cut bait on Alford. I feel bad for him but I’d rather see them give playing time to someone they still have questions about like Chavis.
They’ve had Chavis for all of 15 days. They have way more questions about Alford….
I’m just saying it’s time to give someone else a chance. I like Alford but the injuries have really been an issue. Need to see if we have another starting OF for next year, unless they plan on moving Park to the OF.
Alford plays like 2 weeks max then goes on IL for a month.
Rinse repeat
There’s no reason to cut bait. He got about a week of playing time after months of raking at AAA. I don’t care about the strikeout rate, they should at least give him a look for the rest of the year. If Polanco can still get regular starts Alford should too.
You can’t cut bait with an injured player. Thats the scam these players use to get the check from the top club. Its a lot of money to these fringe guys. Not that Alford is in any position to get cut on the hapless Bucs, but i swear some players know when theyre going to get waived, and come up with an injury to collect the check a few weeks longer.
lmao now I’ve heard it all.
Its a scheme for a guy with potential to do well and get a huge payday, to fake injuries to ensure their league min deal with a team that wasn’t considering cutting him anyways
The irony when the post before this one is about the guy who you were designated for, being designated himself
Bryse Wilson looks pretty solid. Not an ace, but I think all he needs is a fair, consistent look in the major leagues to be a solid mid-to-back of the rotation arm.
BTW, Mr Peters looked good against
the Brewers Today! Good Bye Pirates, see you next year.
Say goodbye to several! Braves included.
after the ALDS maybe
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Cherington has done a nice job in giving players like Alford an opportunity. Either he pans out and he found a hidden gem, or he helps the Pirates lose games and help get in a higher draft position in 2022. There’s no other healthy better options to take a look at right now, though the one who stands out is O’Neil Cruz. I’m not sure that the Pirates plan for him is. They still haven’t moved him off of shortstop even though he seems like a perfect fit to replace Polanco in RF. I wouldn’t be surprised if Polanco is DFA’d at the end of August and Cruz is brought up.