The Pittsburgh Pirates promoted left-handed pitcher Domingo Robles to Bradenton and right-handed pitcher James Marvel to Altoona on Monday afternoon.
Both pitchers were mentioned in our Top Performers article (The 21) this morning. Robles allowed one run over 12 innings last week and Marvel gave up two runs over 14 innings. The bigger picture shows that they have both pitched well all season. Robles has a 2.97 ERA in 115 innings, which ranked him eighth in the South Atlantic League. He ranked third in innings pitched and 11th with a 1.25 WHIP. His promotion is a bit surprising because he just turned 20 at the end of April and West Virginia was already him skipping a level after pitching in Bristol last year.