It's the first promotion of the season for the 23-year-old Yorke. He first reached the majors as a September call-up late last season. He hit .216 with a pair of home runs in 11 games. Pittsburgh optioned him back to Triple-A at the end of Spring Training. Yorke has spent the entire season in Indianapolis, where he has been on the active roster aside from a week on the injured list with a sore shoulder in the middle of April.
This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Pirates general manager Ben Cherington to discuss... What attracted Cherington to a smaller market like Pittsburgh (2:40) Why have the Pirates been so much better at developing pitching than hitting? (5:10) The choice of picking Paul Skenes first overall in 2023 (9:05) The Pirates not having signed a free agent to a multi-year deal in many years (13:45) Is there a sense of urgency for the Pirates to make something happen in the near future? (16:20) The balance of subtracting pitching to add hitting (18:45) What percentage of rumors that make it to the public are based in fact? (22:30)
Griffin has taken off like a meteor this season and his penchant for impact hasn't slowed down even despite a promotion to High-A. The 19-year-old has made significant strides in allaying concerns about his hit tool and approach, and the rest of his overall game has evaluators buzzing as they envision how his plus power, speed and at least above-average defense at two different positions could come together.