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Pirates DFA Yoshi Tsutsugo; Tucupita Marcano Returns

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According to Jason Mackey and confirmed by other sources, the Pittsburgh Pirates have designated first baseman Yoshi Tsutsugo for assignment. His place on the 26-man roster will be taken by Tucupita Marcano.

Tsutsugo has struggled through three seasons in the majors with three teams. He got off to a nice start after he joined the Pirates late last year, then quickly slowed down. This year has been poor since the start of the season, hitting .171/.249/.229 in 50 games, with a -1.7 WAR to his credit.

The 22-year-old Marcano has been up with the Pirates a few times this year, but he’s likely to get a longer look this time. He has hit .229/.280/.357 in 22 games in his previous stints with the Pirates. With Indianapolis this past month, he put up a .933 OPS in 14 games. He has played shortstop, second base, third base and left field this season.

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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