Morning Rundown: Tucupita Marcano To Have Surgery, Lonnie White Stays Hot
Morning Rundown: Tucupita Marcano To Have Surgery, Lonnie White Stays Hot
Tucupita Marcano is set to have season ending surgery to repair a torn ACL.
It was news that wasn’t expected to come back good, but Wednesday we found out that Tucupita Marcano would undergo surgery to repair a torn ACL in his knee.
The infielder was hurt after awkwardly stepping on third base after trying to elude a tag in a game against the San Diego Padres.
Marcano, 23, stepped up to fill in the roster spot created when Oneil Cruz broke his ankle, playing well at times - especially on defense.
At the plate he has hit .233/.276/.356 with three home runs and five stolen bases. He was originally acquired in the Adam Frazier trade, along with Jack Suwinski and Michell Milinao.
After missing a good part of his professional career to injury, Lonnie White Jr. is on the field and showing why the Pirates went over slot to sign him away from a Penn State commitment.
White now has four extra-base hits in his last two games, with two doubles, a triple and home run.
His solo shot in the eighth inning on Wednesday turned out to be the difference, as Bradenton won 3-2. Going back to last week against St. Lucie, he now has seven hits (5 XBH) in his last 25 at-bats, also drawing six walks.
The strikeouts have still been an issue, with nine in that same span and a K% of 31% during his time in Bradenton. Considering this is the most amount of playing time he’s gotten in pro ball, it’s probably not the biggest surprise though.
Minor League Recap 8/2
Indianapolis Indians - 0 vs Gwinnett Stripers - 6
Top Hitter - Miguel Andujar: 2-4, 2B
Top Pitcher - Yohan Ramirez: 1.2 IP, 4 K
Altoona Curve - 0 vs Richmond Flying Squirrels - 7
Top Hitter - Chavez Young: 1-2, BB
Top Pitcher - Geronimo Franzua: IP, H, BB, K
Greensboro Grasshoppers - 4 vs Asheville Drive - 3
Top Hitter - Nick Cimillo: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Top Pitcher - Valentin Linarez: IP, 3 K
Bradenton Marauders - 3 vs Tampa Tarpons - 2
Top Hitter - Lonnie White Jr.: 2-4, R, HR (3), 2B
Top Pitcher - Luis Peralta: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 6 K
Nice pitching Mitch. Christ, he may need a reset.
Take this with a grain of salt, Arizona made a fairly strong offer for a pitcher from either the pirates or white sox. "Jones, Plaadt and a young lefty from Taiwan. The other team wanted one or two more."
Direct words from a person on a golf course (pro am going on at the greenbrier)
The person works fairly close with Kendrick and usually isn't full of crap.