Every year on September 1st there is a big focus on who will be making the jump from the minors to the majors with rosters expanding. And then, when the minor league seasons end a week or two later, we see more players making the jump to the big leagues. For the Pirates, there is one set of promotions that largely goes unnoticed at this time. That would be the call for minor league coaches to join the big league squad.
This year the Pirates have Indianapolis manager Dean Treanor and Altoona manager Tom Prince in the majors down the stretch, serving in a sort of observatory role.