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Brock Holt! To Indy

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Brink tweets that everyone's favorite, Brock Holt! (even though he spells it wrong) had been moved up to the Indians. ...getting crowded, eh?

Steve Pearce involved in Little League play with Astros. You can take the player out of the...

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Steve Pearce involved in Little League play with Astros. You can take the player out of the Pirates, but the Pirates out of the player.

FanGraphs Talks To Andrew McCutchen

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David Laurila is always good as the interviewer, and Cutch gives some thoughtful answers. Fans will certainly like his take on Pirates history and Pittsburgh.

MiLB.com Checks In On Chris Leroux After Another Impressive Start

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WTM noted in the minor-league update that Chris Leroux had another excellent outing last night. MiLB took note as well. I've been high on Leroux since last year (as I'm sure you know by now). He is a guy who can help this club this year, most-likely sliding into the long-man/swing role that Brad Lincoln filled briefly before being moved into a more high-leverage role, or even spot starting. I wrote about Leroux a few days ago when Clint Hurdle suggested he was close to being able to help the club. With Chad Qualls throwing a couple scoreless innings and Kevin Correia starting on Wednesday, there isn't an obvious roster spot available, but I expect Leroux up by September 1 at the latest. The most interesting note in the article is that Leroux is continuing to pitch out of the stretch in his starting role.

Pirates Outright Drew Sutton To Indianapolis

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According to MLB.com's transacation page and MLBTradeRumors, Drew Sutton has been outrighted to AAA Indianapolis. For him to be recalled, he will have to be added to the 40-man roster. The transaction is dated August 3, but Sutton has not yet played for the Indians. This move does give the team more options come September 1 when rosters can be expanded. If a 40-man space is available, Sutton could be a useful bench piece.

Pirates File Complaint on Gorman Call

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From Rob B. "The Pirates have filed a complaint with Major League Baseball about a call in Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. The move is pretty much only a formality; no discipline likely would be meted out, even if MLB agrees the Pirates have a legitimate gripe."

BrockHoltFreed!

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Promoted to AAA along with Kyle McPherson. UPDATE form David: Also worth nothing that Jameson Taillon was named Florida State League Pitcher-of-the-week and Rick VandenHurk was named International League Pitcher-of-the-Week. A big week to go with AJ in the National League.

Giants Claim Jose Mijares From Royals

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Wait, what? This was a player I would have liked to see the Pirates trade for. He's a good lefty reliever, and he's under team control for two more years after this one. He also makes less than a million bucks this year. It looks like the Royals gave him up for free, which is just bizarre.

A.J. Burnett Named N.L. Player Of The Week

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A.J. Burnett gets some richly-deserved recognition for two great starts this week.