Starling Marte, who injured his side while swinging at a pitch during an at bat on Sunday afternoon, has been held out of the line up since. The feeling among many fans and media is that the Pirates are dragging their feet in not placing him on the disabled list, which in turn causes them to play unnecessarily a man down.
First of all, let's remember that the Pirates played a man down for over two months of the season when Corey Hart was part of the 25 man roster.
But seriously, not rushing to place him on the DL in this instance is the right move.