Presley demoted to minors: The Pirates announced Wednesday that outfielder Alex Presley was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. (Updated 05/16/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/24/12).
Fantasy Analysis
This comes as no surprise after Presley lost his starting job in left field because of a poor offensive start. Now, he will get the chance to play every day in the minors and hopefully get his offensive game on track. There's no need to hold onto Presley in Fantasy formats if you need the roster spot. (Updated 05/16/2012).
05/04/2012 14:14 Hit Parade for Week 6
Plenty of pitching matchups to take advantage of as we look ahead to Fantasy Week 6. Our Scott White helps you make sense of some platoons and maximizes your lineup's potential in his Hit Parade.
05/04/2012 13:40 Di Fino: The art of buying low
There's nothing new about the buy-low concept, but the way an owner goes about it is the key. Our Nando Di Fino shares a few of his current buy-low candidates and how he'd go about obtaining them in trade.
05/03/2012 17:25 Bedard mows down Cards in Pirates win
Erik Bedard struck out a season-high 11, including seven straight batters, and Pedro Alvarez hit a go-ahead home run as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
04/29/2012 18:01 Hudson wins in return from surgery
Tim Hudson survived five tough innings to win in his return from offseason back surgery and the Atlanta Braves held on in the ninth to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday.
04/29/2012 17:31 Hit Parade for Week 5
Which hitters are facing marginal starting pitching in favorable parks in Fantasy Week 5? Our Scott White helps set your Fantasy lineups for the upcoming scoring period in his Hit Parade.
After batting .336 with eight home runs and 18 stolen bases for Triple-A Indianapolis, Alex Presley received the call to the majors in late June last season and continued to impress with the bat. He would hit .333 with a .494 slugging percentage over his first 20 games for the Pirates before a left hand contusion landed him on the DL. He returned in late August and posted a .276 average over his final 32 games. With four homers, 20 RBI and nine stolen bases in 215 at-bats last season, Presley will complete for the starting job in left field this spring and appears to be the favorite over Nate McLouth. Presley has shown he can hit for average and his .465 slugging percentage in 2011 shows that he has some budding power. Consider the 26-year-old a viable option in NL-only and deeper leagues on Draft Day. (Updated 1/12/12)
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