The Pittsburgh Pirates are starting to call in the “Young Bucs”.
Yesterday, it was reported that the Pirates are promoting 22-year-old infielder Rodolfo Castro from Class AAA Indianapolis. Kody Duncan reported the move first and Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette tweeted about it earlier today.
Castro slashed .250/.397/.402 this year with the Indians and, as of today, is third on the team in OPS with a .799. In addition, he’s hit two home runs and tallied 12 RBI.
Last year, Castro appeared in 31 games for the Pirates and went 17-for-86 at the plate with five home runs and eight RBIs.