Nick Yorke Called Up to Pirates
After calling up Billy Cook, the Pittsburgh Pirates are making another notable September call up, with the #6 ranked prospect in the system, Nick Yorke. Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first reported the news of Yorke’s big league promotion.
The 2024 trade deadline saw a swap of former first rounders, with Quinn Priester going to the Boston Red Sox, and Yorke to the Pirates.
Before the deal, Yorke slashed .281/.367/.428 combined with AA Portland and AAA Worcester.
The numbers for Yorke were been even more impressive - once he joined the AAA Indianapolis Indians - as he posted a ridiculous, .355/.431/.507 slash line. He has a total of 33 doubles this season; 17 of those coming with Indianapolis.
While the offense for Yorke is very steady, his defense at second base has been perhaps equally as good.
Yorke was eligible for the Rule 5 Draft this offseason, so it obviously made sense for the Pirates to add Yorke to the 40-man roster sooner rather than later.