Pirates Prospects · Apr 17, 2015
How the Pirates Will Split Playing Time Between Tony Sanchez and Elias Diaz
Tony SanchezWith the announced demotion of Tony Sanchez to Triple-A today, a new issue is created with how to get reps for both Diaz and Sanchez behind the plate.
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle announced to the media today that the plan it to play each two games, and then switch to the other behind the plate.
“He needs to go down there and be a guy,” Hurdle said on Sanchez. “They’re going to figure out playing time. Neal [Huntington] and I talked about setting up a model for him to follow because we want to continue to cultivate Diaz. We want Tony to play and get reps, so that will work out.”