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Pirates Recall Clay Holmes; Jordan Luplow Optioned to Indianapolis

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled right-handed pitcher Clay Holmes from Indianapolis. To make room for him on the 25-man roster, outfielder Jordan Luplow has been optioned to Indianapolis.

The Pirates also announced that Casey Sadler has cleared waivers and he has been sent outright to Indianapolis. Since this is his second outright assignment, he can opt for free agency instead, but that seems highly unlikely this late in the season with a chance to pitch in the playoffs with Indianapolis and possibly return to Pittsburgh in September if needed.

Holmes has been pitching in relief with Indianapolis since returning from his spot start with the Pirates. He only made two appearances during that time and they were one scoreless inning each.

This last stint with the Pirates resulted in two pinch-hit appearances for Luplow. He can now return to the Pirates on September 1st (if they choose to call him up then) because he will have ten days in the minors by then.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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