Pirates Promote Young Stars Amid Losing Streak | Pittsburgh Pirates News

Pirates stumble again, falling 4-3 to the Cubs after a brutal 12-2 loss Friday — now 74-75 and trying to avoid a sweep. But here’s the twist: while battling Chicago, the Pirates are accelerating their young talent, promoting Dariel Francia and Yonleg Gaetano to Double-A Altoona and Landon Tomkins all the way to Triple-A Indianapolis. With the season winding down, these moves could be pivotal — can these rising stars rise to the occasion at higher levels? Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pittsburgh-pirates-abruptly-promote-3-134627959.html More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/90f0a386a437f7f2 Report issues to [email protected].