Pirates promote Ronny Simon after big Triple-A season
Ronny Simon reached Pittsburgh after hitting .330 with 33 steals at Indianapolis, giving the Pirates a switch-hitting speed threat who can cover the corners.
The Pirates promoted Ronny Simon from Triple-A Indianapolis, bringing up a .330 hitter with 33 stolen bases and a July line of .407 to add speed, corner-outfield cover and immediate lineup energy. At 26, the switch-hitter and right-handed thrower gives Pittsburgh a 5-foot-8, 196-pound option whose best tool is pressure, not patience.
Simon’s Triple-A production is the clearest reason the move makes sense now. His .330/.419/.470 line shows on-base ability as well as contact, and the 33 steals make him one of the more disruptive baserunners in the International League mix. Because most of his work came in the corner outfield, the Pirates are not just buying bat speed and running ability, they are also getting a player who can move around the diamond and help a bench that needs flexibility.
That matters because Simon’s value translates best in the short term through specific, repeatable traits. The .419 on-base percentage points to a hitter who can keep innings alive, while the stolen-base total gives Pittsburgh a way to manufacture runs without waiting for power. His July surge, when he hit .407, suggests the bat was not merely surviving at Indianapolis but driving the ball with enough consistency to force the issue for a call-up.
Pittsburgh already had a longer file on Simon before this promotion. The club claimed him off waivers from the Miami Marlins on June 2, 2025 and optioned him to Indianapolis, with Tanner Rainey designated for assignment in the corresponding move. Simon later reached the Pirates’ major league roster that season, singled for his first hit as a Pirate on Aug. 13, 2025 and picked up his first stolen base of 2025 on Aug. 15.
Born in the Dominican Republic, Ronny Oliver Simon signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent in 2018 and has since moved through the Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, Marlins and Pirates organizations. His path has been unsettled, but the shape of the player is clearer now: enough speed to change a game, enough defensive versatility to stay active, and enough contact at Indianapolis to earn another look in Pittsburgh.
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