The Pittsburgh Pirates have made another round of cuts from their Spring Training roster. This time optioning seven players to Triple-A, some of which might be a surprise.
Among the group optioned to Triple-A was top prospect Ke’Bryan Hayes, as were Cole Tucker, Edgar Santana, Jason Martin, Geoff Hartlieb, Sam Howard, and Yacksel Rios.
Right handed relief pitcher Edgar Santana is probably the most surprising out of this group, however, you can understand their reasoning. Santana was one of the Bucs’ most reliable relief pitchers in 2018.