Morel was outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday. The Pirates needed to clear space for some of their more promising young players ahead of the Rule 5 roster deadline, and Morel was one of three casualties. Ike Davis and Ramon Cabrera also lost their 40-man roster spots. Morel went just 7-for-39 (.179 average) in 23 games with the big club and hit .271/.355/.375 in 92 games with Indianapolis in 2014.