Jose Pirela starting, batting leadoff for Padres on Thursday
San Diego Padres second baseman Jose Pirela is starting and batting leadoff on Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
What It Means:
It's Pirela's first chance to lead off in the majors since 2015. The 27-year old infielder was called up two days ago from Triple-A El Paso, and is beginning to be very intriguing. He has a prospect pedigree from his time with the Yankees, and a leadoff gig is fantasy-noteworthy. Chase D'Arnaud was moved down in the order to accommodate him.
Pirela slashed 331/.387/.635 in Triple-A with 13 home runs, 37 runs, 42 RBI, and 8 stolen bases across 201 plate appearances at that level before his call-up.
Source:
Baseball Press
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