For weeks, as starting catcher Austin Hedges has struggled and the team has flailed—especially on the offensive side—fans have bemoaned the Pittsburgh Pirates’ insistence on keeping Henry Davis in Double-A Altoona, while he has produced at a prestigious rate with the bat. The same conversation has happened with Endy Rodríguez, at least to an extent, even though he hasn’t performed the same as last season while battling through an injury.
Much of the conversation has centered around Super Two—the class of players that qualify for one extra year of arbitration as they progress up the service time ladder.