PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are shutting down rookie right-hander Jared Jones for a minimum of two weeks whereas he offers with a proper lat pressure.
The staff positioned the 22-year-old Jones on the 15-day injured listing on Thursday after he exited his begin in opposition to St. Louis after 5 innings a day earlier with discomfort in his proper aspect.
Pittsburgh supervisor Derek Shelton stated Friday that Jones has a grade 2 pressure and shall be re-evaluated after his two-week break. Jones was already anticipated to be out till after the All-Star break. The staff gave no timetable for his return.
The Pirates have tried to play it protected with Jones, who’s 5-6 with a 3.56 ERA in 16 begins. They let him skip a flip within the rotation throughout a visit by Cincinnati and Atlanta. He pitched one simulated recreation throughout that downtime.
Shelton would not imagine the break had something to do with the harm however is not sure if it may be related to Jones’ general workload. Jones has thrown 91 innings this season and was on tempo to blow previous his totals within the minor leagues, the place he threw 122 2/3 innings in 2022 and 126 1/3 innings final yr.
“To say that this occurred due to sure utilization, I do not assume we are able to say that,” Shelton stated. “I do not assume we can’t say that. If we had it discovered, that that is the proper situation to make use of each single man, then we’d do this and there wouldn’t be pitching accidents.”
The setback comes at a time when the Pirates are attempting to remain within the Nationwide League playoff image. Pittsburgh completed play on Friday at 42-45, 3 1/2 video games again of St. Louis for the third and last wild-card spot.
Pitching has stored the Pirates aggressive regardless of an offense that ranks close to the underside of the majors in most classes, though their bats lastly awoke in massive vogue in Friday’s 14-2 demolition of the New York Mets.
Pittsburgh is not positive the way it will fill Jones’ spot within the rotation, although starters Quinn Priester and Marco Gonzalez are at present on rehab stints within the minors and Luis Ortiz has been efficient in lengthy reduction and as a spot starter.
“You’ll by no means say (you are snug) as a result of you possibly can by no means have sufficient beginning pitching however the truth that we’ve some depth, I believe, is necessary,” Shelton stated.
Info from The Related Press was used on this report.
