The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted catching prospect Endy Rodriguez to Double-A Altoona. The 22-year-old has put up a .294/.380/.512 slash line in 88 games for High-A Greensboro this season, while also seeing time at second base and playing 1B/LF earlier in the year.
Rodriguez was recently named as our July Player of the Month, then followed it up with a five-hit game the next day. He ranks second in the South Atlantic League among players with 250 plate appearances in OPS, second in slugging, second in doubles, third in runs, fourth in hits, sixth in OBP and sixth in homers. Last year he had the second best OPS in the Florida State League among players with 300+ plate appearances.
Tim Williams wrote about Rodriguez earlier today
Endy Rodriguez’s Bat Came Alive And Defense Improved When He Focused on Catching
Jase Bowen has been promoted to Greensboro today from Bradenton. He leaves the Florida State League as the league’s RBI leader, while putting up a .278/.355/.450 slash line in 98 games, with 17 doubles, 14 homers and 20 steals in 22 attempts. He ranks seventh in the FSL in OPS this year, fourth in homers, eighth in steals and tenth in doubles. He’s done that while making 12+ starts at first base, second base, left field, right field and center field, while also taking a turn at third base, where he also played four times last year.
Altoona also announced that Claudio Finol has been sent to Greensboro and Malcom Nunez will debut today. Bradenton received outfielder Tres Gonzalez from the FCL Pirates.
