Pirates Place Triolo on IL, Call Up Cook

On April 5th, Pittsburgh pirates just put infielder Jared triolo on the 10-day injured list with a right knee patella tendon issue

retroactive to

April 4th in his place. They called up outfielder Billy Cook from triple A Indianapolis

This comes right before their series finale against the Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park

Trio Lo the 28-year-old second-round pick from the University of Houston back in 2019

has been a key piece since debuting. In 2023, he's no offensive star, but his glove work shines

snagged the National League goal glove for utility players in 2024 with three outs. A above average

and six more last year. This season though, Trio Lo struggled in his six games,

hitting just two 17 over 308 slash 261 with negative two outs. Above average, he started most

of the pirates first seven games, mainly a shortstop and third base. The injury thins the infiel

depth a bit, but top prospect Connor Griffin locks down shortstop now. Nick Gonzalez should keep

most reps at third, with Nick York may be pushing in while Brandon Lo holds second and options like

Ryan O'Hernand. Spencer Horrits cover first, Cook brings versatility across the corners in middle.

Pirates stay flexible with these moves after recently optioning Cook when Griffin arrived,

keeps the lineup rolling without missing a beat as they push forward. I'm Cory with the story,

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