The West Virginia Power lost one prospect on Sunday and gained another. Pitcher Cam Vieaux was placed on the disabled list retroactive to May 11th, while shortstop Adrian Valerio was added to the active roster.
Valerio was supposed to begin the season with West Virginia this year. Near the middle of Spring Training, he had his hand broken on a hit-by-pitch. The reports from Pirate City before the injury and during his recent rehab games were all very positive regarding his offense. Valerio is a strong defensive shortstop, who will likely split time with Stephen Alemais at the spot. Both of them have played second base before, mostly in the Fall Instructional League and Spring Training, so it’s possible that they will form the double play combo on occasion for the Power. Alemais is expected to receive a promotion to Bradenton at some time this year, but now would be odd timing, since he is struggling at the plate.
Vieaux has been terrific all season for the Power. If you read our weekly feature called The Twenty, where we highlight the 20 best players each week, you would find his name in all four articles so far this year. He’s the only player to be included in all four. He has a 1.35 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP in 33.1 innings this season, limiting his opponents to 0-1 runs in each start. We will try to get an update on his injury later today.
Barrett Barnes has been added to the Indianapolis roster today. He has been at Pirate City since mid-March, when he suffered a hamstring injury in a Pirates Spring Training game. This will be his Triple-A debut. To make room on the Indianapolis roster, Anderson Feliz has been assigned to Morgantown.
