Yorke replaced Nick Gonzales at second base today. He’s supposed to be working out at first, but the Pirates had to use Adam Frazier there in this one. It’s kind of crazy that the Pirates did next to nothing to get better offensively over the winter and yet still seemingly have blocked Yorke from the major league roster. Perhaps he will sneak in if Spencer Horwitz opens up on the IL, and it would be no surprise if he proves to be one of the team’s better hitters right away.

Yorke’s first big-league blast came off Fernando Cruz. The 22-year-old also drew a walk and has hit .273 with a .713 OPS over his 22 at-bats since being promoted Monday. Yorke should get a chance to win a spot as a starter for Pittsburgh in spring training, and there is definitely some offensive upside in the former first-round selection’s right-handed bat.

We’re still waiting to see where Yorke is going to play tonight. He’s known as a second baseman, but the Red Sox introduced him to left field this year before trading him to Pittsburgh. The Pirates mostly had him in those two spots initially, too, but in his last 16 games, he’s started seven games at short, four at second, three in center, one at third and one in right field. Third base is where the Pirates have the biggest need at the moment, but rather than have Yorke play here, they might use him at short and slide Isiah Kiner-Falefa over. Regardless, we’d expect Yorke to play pretty regularly these last two weeks, and it’s possible he’ll offer some late value in deeper formats. He hit .333/.420/.498 in 78 games for his two Triple-A clubs.

Yorke, who the team acquired from the Red Sox at the trade deadline is the Pirates’ 6th-ranked prospect. Since coming to the Pirates, he’s hitting .355 with a .938 OPS and seven steals in 40 games. On the season, he has 12 home runs and 21 steals in 123 games, so he profiles as more of a 15/15 or 15/20 player at the next level which puts him on the deep league radar. He has been playing mainly second base and left field since coming to Pittsburgh but with Nick Gonzales and Bryan Reynolds playing regularly in those spots, it will be curious to see how Yorke is used once he gets to the big leagues.