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• Pirates' Edward Olivares: Outrighted to Triple-A

  08/12/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Pirates outrighted Olivares to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday. Olivares lost his spot on the 40-man roster this past Thursday, when the Pirates called up reliever Ben Heller from Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move. Before he was designated for assignment, Olivares had been optioned to Triple-A shortly before the All-Star break after slashing .224/.291/.333 across 196 plate appearances with the big club. He hasn't fared much better during his time in Indianapolis this season, producing a .656 OPS through 63 plate appearances.

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• Pirates' Edward Olivares: Booted off 40-man roster

  08/08/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Pirates designated Olivares for assignment Thursday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Olivares was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis a month ago after producing a .624 OPS in 55 contests, and he didn't do much better in the International League with a .657 OPS in 15 games. Given his $1.35 million salary, the 28-year-old seems likely to pass through waivers unclaimed.

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• Pirates' Edward Olivares: Moving into short-side platoon role

  07/08/2024 • By RotoWire

  Olivares is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets. Olivares has now taken a seat in three consecutive matchups with right-handed pitchers, signaling that the Pirates now longer view him as their primary option in right field. The lefty-hitting Joshua Palacios has started in right field in the last two of those matchups with righties and looks to have emerged as the strong-side platoon option at the position. Olivares should still play fairly regularly against left-handed pitching.

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• Pirates' Edward Olivares: Sitting again Saturday

  07/06/2024 • By RotoWire

  Olivares is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets. Saturday marks the fourth time in five games that Olivares is absent from the starting lineup, with the Pirates going with Bryan Reynolds, Michael Taylor and Joshua Palacios in the outfield. Since June 1, Olivares is slashing .211/.294/.211 with six RBI over 57 at-bats.

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• Pirates' Edward Olivares: Idle again Friday

  07/05/2024 • By RotoWire

  Olivares is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets. Olivares is on the bench for the third time in four games as Jack Suwinski, Michael Taylor and Joshua Palacios fill the outfield from left to right. Olivares is 0-for-6 at the plate in July.

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