{"id":102146,"date":"2025-06-13T18:30:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T22:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=102146"},"modified":"2025-06-13T18:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T22:30:28","slug":"tough-break-pirates-move-endy-rodriguez-60-day-il-claim-darrell-hicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/13\/tough-break-pirates-move-endy-rodriguez-60-day-il-claim-darrell-hicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates Move Endy Rodr\u00edguez to 60-Day IL, Claim Darrell-Hicks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates have transferred catcher\/first baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rodrien01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Endy Rodr\u00edguez<\/a> to the 60-day injured list. Additionally, they\u2019ve claimed right-handed pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/darremi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Darrell-Hicks<\/a> off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We have claimed RHP Michael Darrell-Hicks off waivers from the Angels and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p>C\/1B Endy Rodr\u00edguez has been transferred to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pirates\/status\/1933623577971998830?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Pirates Transfer Endy Rodr\u00edguez to 60-Day IL<\/h2>\n<p>Rodr\u00edguez, 25, left the game against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 6 with elbow discomfort. He missed all of last season while he recovered from Tommy John surgery. The recurrence of these issues is obviously a concern to the Pirates, and this latest injury appears to be more serious than initially believed. This virtually guarantees that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/davishe01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henry Davis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bartjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joey Bart<\/a> will <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/12\/pirates-davis-deserves-to-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">share<\/a> the Pirates&#8217; catching duties for the rest of the year, barring a trade. Rodr\u00edguez won\u2019t be eligible to come off the IL until early August. By the time he completes a rehab assignment, 2025 will essentially be another lost year for the unfortunate catcher.<\/p>\n<p>The versatile switch-hitter Rodr\u00edguez made the club out of spring training and was the Pirates&#8217; Opening Day first baseman. He saw action at the first base bag and behind the plate. He <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/04\/15\/pirates-place-endy-rodriguez-injured-list-finger\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">went on the IL<\/a> on April 15 with a lacerated finger. In 18 games, he was just 9-for-52 with two RBI.<\/p>\n<h3>Pirates Claim Darrell-Hicks<\/h3>\n<p>Darrell-Hicks, 27, was recently designated for assignment by the Angels. He signed with them as an undrafted free agent out of Western Kentucky University in 2022. The Angels called him up on April 15. His brief time with them didn\u2019t go well. In six games covering 7 2\/3 innings, he surrendered eight earned runs on 10 hits and four walks, although he did pick up a major-league win. His minor league record doesn\u2019t have much to recommend, either. In two seasons at Triple-A Salt Lake City, he posted a 6.70 ERA and 1.558 WHIP.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102157\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-102157\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25976955_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25976955_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25976955_168400885_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25976955_168400885_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25976955_168400885_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25976955_168400885_lowres-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25976955_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25976955_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apr 20, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Michael Darrell-Hicks (61) throws in the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One is struck that with Rodr\u00edguez being moved to the 60-day IL and a spot available on the 40-man roster, the Pirates figured they may as well get <em>somebody<\/em> to occupy that space, and Darrell-Hicks was available. Darrell-Hicks\u2019 time with the organization may be short if a serviceable catcher pops up on the waiver wire.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates have transferred catcher\/first baseman Endy Rodr\u00edguez to the 60-day injured list. Additionally, they\u2019ve claimed right-handed pitcher Michael Darrell-Hicks off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis. We have claimed RHP Michael Darrell-Hicks off waivers from the Angels and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis. 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