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| Apr 3 2025 | Atlanta acquired Delay from the Pirates on Thursday in exchange for cash and optioned him to Double-A Columbus. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Tuesday, but a move to Atlanta will allow him to reclaim a spot on a 40-man roster. However, he'll be demoted to Double-A upon joining his new organization and doesn't figure to serve as anything more than minor-league depth for the duration of the season. Reynaldo Lopez (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move. |
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| Apr 1 2025 | The Pirates designated Delay for assignment Tuesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Thomas Harrington, who is up to start Tuesday's game against the Rays. Delay is just a career .231/.295/.315 hitter over parts of three big-league seasons but could draw interest via waivers from a club in need of catching depth. |
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| Mar 18 2025 | The Pirates optioned Delay to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay was unable to win a place on the Opening Day roster after going 2-for-17 with eight strikeouts in 12 spring games. Joey Bart is poised to begin the season as Pittsburgh's No. 1 backstop, with Henry Davis and Endy Rodriguez competing for the backup job. |
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| Jun 30 2024 | The Pirates optioned Delay to Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay will head back to the minors as the Pirates clear room on the 26-man active roster for fellow catcher Joey Bart (thumb), who was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. During his two-week stay with the Pirates, Delay went 3-for-12 with three doubles, two walks, five RBI and one run. |
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| Jun 17 2024 | Delay went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Rockies. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay drew his first start since being recalled Saturday and delivered a key three-RBI double in the sixth inning to put the Pirates up 6-0. He's likely to remain the backup catcher behind Yasmani Grandal while Henry Davis (concussion) is sidelined, but Delay could push for more regular at-bats with Grandal performing poorly. |
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| Jun 15 2024 | The Pirates recalled Delay from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay joined the Pirates in Colorado ahead of Saturday's game and should split catching duties with Yasmani Grandal while Henry Davis (concussion) is sidelined. Delay has posted a .523 OPS over 34 plate appearances at Triple-A this season. |
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| Jun 3 2024 | Delay (knee) was activated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, per MLB's transaction log. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay has completed his rehab assignment and will remain at Triple-A Indianapolis now that he's returned to full strength. He's appeared in one game this year for the Pirates, collecting one RBI and one walk in five plate appearances. |
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| May 27 2024 | Delay (knee) has been transferred to Triple-A Indianapolis to continue his rehab assignment, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay had been at Single-A Bradenton, where he was hitless with one walk in his lone game. The 29-year-old is coming back from meniscus surgery on his right knee and could be need by the big club, depending on the status of Joey Bart (thumb). |
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| May 26 2024 | Delay (knee) began a rehab assignment with Single-A Bradenton on Saturday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay is recovering from knee surgery that occurred in mid-April and started behind the dish in his first game appearance Saturday. His rehab assignment is expected to be transferred to Triple-A Indianapolis shortly. Delay is eligible to return from the injured list in early June, though he'll likely require a lengthier ramp-up period. |
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| May 10 2024 | The Pirates transferred Delay (knee) to the 60-day injured list Friday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay will give up his spot on the 40-man roster in order to make room for Daulton Jefferies, who was acquired in a trade with the Giants on Friday. Delay was already expected to be out until July after undergoing knee surgery in April, so his move to the 60-day IL has virtually no impact on his return timeline. He has resumed catching during bullpen sessions, but he still has a long way to go before returning to the Pirates' lineup. |
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| May 8 2024 | Delay (knee) caught a bullpen session Wednesday, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: It would appear to be the first time he's done so since undergoing surgery in mid-April to repair the meniscus in his right knee. Delay is expected to miss most, if not all, of the rest of the first half as he recovers. |
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| Apr 19 2024 | Delay recently underwent surgery to repair the meniscus in his right knee, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay is expected to be ready to resume baseball activities in six weeks and it figures to be several weeks after that before he might be ready to return to the Pirates. Pittsburgh is currently using Henry Davis and Joey Bart as its catching duo, but Yasmani Grandal (foot) recently began a rehab assignment. |
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| Apr 9 2024 | Delay (knee) remains shut down from all baseball activities, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay has been out for the last week with right knee inflammation and appears to have made little-to-no progress. He's eligible for activation in mid-April, but clearly the catcher will not be ready at that time. |
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| Apr 7 2024 | Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Sunday that nothing "particularly new" has changed with regard to where Delay stands in his recovery from right knee inflammation, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday and doesn't seem to have made any notable progress in his recovery since. He looks set to spend more than the minimum 10 days on his shelf, and whenever he's ultimately activated, Delay could be optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to play on a more frequent basis. |
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| Apr 3 2024 | The Pirates placed Delay on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with right knee inflammation, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay's placement on the IL is retroactive to Monday, so he'll be eligible for activation as soon as April 11. However, because he still has three minor-league options remaining, Delay seems more likely to be headed for Triple-A Indianapolis once activated after the Pirates acquired fellow catcher Joey Bart from the Giants on Tuesday. Bart was added to the 26-man roster Wednesday in a corresponding move, and since he's a former top prospect with no options remaining, he'll likely move ahead of Delay on the organizational catching depth chart. In addition to Bart, the Pirates have 2021 No. 1 overall pick Henry Davis and veteran Yasmani Grandal (foot) -- who is on the IL while he recovers from plantar fasciitis -- ahead of Delay in the pecking order behind the dish. |
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| Apr 2 2024 | The Pirates will place Delay (undisclosed) on the injured list Wednesday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: It's unclear at the moment what is bothering Delay, but more clarification will come once the Pirates make the move official. In a corresponding move, the Pirates acquired Joey Bart in a trade with the Giants on Tuesday, and it's possible Bart ends up replacing Delay as the backup to Henry Davis. |
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| Aug 1 2023 | The Pirates recalled Delay from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: After Pittsburgh traded Austin Hedges to the Rangers on Tuesday, Delay will come up from Triple-A to fill in as the Pirates' backup catcher. Delay is slashing .260/.328/.375 across 118 plate appearances in Pittsburgh this season. |
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| Jul 17 2023 | Delay was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The Pirates are handing the starting catcher job over to Endy Rodriguez, with Austin Hedges moving to the backup role. That means Delay will head back to Indianapolis rather than stick around as a third catcher. |
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| Apr 27 2023 | Delay went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBI on Wednesday against the Dodgers. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Delay delivered RBI hits in back-to-back innings, the highlight of which came in the seventh inning when he drove in two with a double. Though he's served primarily as the backup when Austin Hedges is healthy, Delay has at least one hit in each of his last five starts. Overall, he's hitting .368 across 42 plate appearances and has chipped in four runs scored, seven RBI and one home run. |
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