The Pirates did, in fact, call up a shortstop prospect ahead of this weekend's series against the Giants.
It just wasn't in the manner -- or the player -- that anyone expected.
Minutes before Zach Thompson threw the first pitch of Friday night's 2-0 loss to San Francisco, the Pirates announced Liover Peguero was recalled from Class AA Altoona with Tucupita Marcano heading to the COVID-19 IL.
While we've seen some clubs this year make a huge deal of calling up a top prospect, this was not something the Pirates planned to do.