Five Players, Two Coaches Receive End Of Season Call-Ups To Pittsburgh
September 6, 2004 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced this afternoon that Nashville Sounds catcher J.R. House, infielder Freddy Sanchez, outfielders Tony Alvarez and J.J. Davis, and reliever Mark Corey will be called up tomorrow to join the Bucs for the remainder of the 2004 season.
In addition, Sounds manager Trent Jewett and hitting coach Jeff Livesey will be added to the Pirates' coaching staff for the remainder of the campaign.
House â who served as the Nashville catcher in Monday's season finale in Memphis â hit .288 (89-for-309) with 15 home runs and 49 RBI in 92 games for the Sounds this season, finishing the season on a .395 tear (30 hits in his final 76 at-bats). The backstop established a Nashville record in 2004 with three grand slams and was the Sounds' lone PCL Batter-of-the-Week during the campaign, an honor he earned for the May 17-23 period after becoming the second player in franchise history to hit for the cycle on May 21 at Sacramento.
House â who career minor-league average now stands at .299 (491-for-1644) over his six-year career â started 59 games behind the plate for Nashville, adding 17 starts at first base and two in left field. He threw out 10 of 63 baserunners attempting to steal against him (.159) and was charged with six passed balls. House also logged a three-week stint with Pittsburgh in July, when he recorded one hit in five at-bats in limited duty.
Sanchez, who did not join Nashville until late June as he rehabilitated from off-season right ankle surgery, batted .264 (33-for-125) with one home run and 11 RBI in 44 games for the Sounds. The infielder started 23 games at second base and nine games at shortstop. He missed almost the entire month of July while suffering from a right quadriceps strain. Sanchez will make his Pirates debut upon his first appearance with Pittsburgh this week.
Alvarez, who batted .250 (7-for-28) with one homer (a grand slam) and six RBI during a 14-game stint with the Pirates in July, completed his second consecutive season with the Sounds on Monday afternoon with a 2-for-4 outing. The outfielder reached base safely in 37 of his final 43 Triple-A starts in 2004 and finished the PCL campaign with a .290 average (97-for-335), 14 home runs, and 48 RBI. He added 19 stolen bases. Alvarez started 56 games in left field, 15 in right, and 11 in center.
Davis, who completed his second rehabilitation stint with Nashville this afternoon, batted .250 (21-for-84) with eight home runs and 17 RBI in 27 contests with the Sounds this season. He was limited to a .167 mark (3-for-18) during his second rehab stint, however, as he continued to be hampered by a strained right hip flexor that caused him to be placed on the Bucs' 15-day D.L. on August 19. Davis leaves the Sounds tied for ninth all-time with 34 home runs in a Nashville uniform. He has batted just .143 (5-for-35) with three RBI in 25 games for the Bucs this season.
Corey, who spent less than a week with the Sounds during his fourth stint with the club after being optioned by Pittsburgh on August 31, led Nashville and ranked fifth among Pacific Coast League firemen with 16 saves. The right-hander â who went 1-4 with a 4.42 ERA (19er/38.2ip) in 34 relief outings for the Sounds, is the franchise's all-time saves leader â accumulating 46 over his two years in Music City. He converted 16 of 22 save opportunities for the Sounds in 2004. In his three previous stints with Pittsburgh this season, Corey has posted a cumulative 1-2 record and 4.84 ERA (12er/22.1ip) in 20 relief outings.
Jewett, who piloted the Sounds to a 320-304 record over his four-and-a-half seasons during two stints from 1998-2004, served as the Pirates' third-base coach during his managerial intermission from mid-2000 until the end of the 2002 season. He ranks as the second-winningest manager in Sounds history, trailing Rick Renick's 383 victories from 1993-97.
Livesey completed his second season as the Nashville hitting instructor in 2004. He joins the Pirates in September for the second consecutive season. Livesey previously served as the Sounds' hitting coach on Marty Brown's staff in 2001 before spending two years with Class A Lynchburg.
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