After Monday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they have made a series of new cuts to trim their roster as Opening Day nears. Will Craig has been optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis, Oneil Cruz to Double-A Altoona and Jason Delay, Arden Pabst and Blake Weiman have all been reassigned to minor league camp. (The Pirates corrected their original announcement regarding Cruz heading to Indianapolis).
Cruz and Craig are the headliners here as they are ranked 3rd and 19th respectively on MLB Pipeline’s Pirates Top 30 Prospects list.