Making Moves - 7/13

• In separate but somewhat related moves, the Pirates have promoted pitcher Jeff Locke to Double-A Altoona, reports Tim Williams of BuccoFans.com.  Corresponding with that move is the demotion of Tim Alderson from Double-A to High-A Bradenton, as reported by Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  Alderson has struggled with the Pirates since coming over from San Francisco in the Freddy Sanchez trade, and has been rocked of late.  The organization hopes a refresher in A-ball will help Alderson restore his prospect status.
• New York Yankees' prospect Brandon Laird was forced to exit his game early on Monday night after fouling a pitch off of his foot, according to Josh Harris of The Trentonian.
• The Phillies have had to shut down pitching prospect Jarred Cosart for 2-3 weeks due to an elbow strain, but the hard-throwing righty received a clean bill of health from Dr. James Andrews, reports Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com.
• Justin Smoak may have been the biggest name the Mariners got in return for Cliff Lee, but Blake Beavan is also a legitimate prospect in his own right, and Josh Lueke and Matt Lawson could be big-leaguers at one point.  Bryan Smith of FanGraphs.com has more on all three.