McGehee has a mild left groin strain #Pirates — Michael Waterloo (@MichaelWaterloo) July 8, 2012 Hopefully it doesn’t force Casey McGehee to miss any time. If you are going to have a “mild” injury, I guess the best time to do that is with a 10-0 lead in the last game before the All-Star Break.
Alex Presley sent to 7-Day DL; Jordy Mercer recalled
Alex Presley has been placed on the 7-day disabled list with a concussion (retro to July 4)…Jordy Mercer has been recalled from Indy. — Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) July 5, 2012 News came out yesterday that Jordy Mercer was in Pittsburgh, but they wanted to give Alex Presley a little more time before officially making
Video: Gerrit Cole hit in face with line drive
From Tuesday night: Luckily, the Pirates did a CT scan on Gerrit Cole and the results came back negative for a concussion. His only symptom is a bruised jaw.
Jeff Karstens to start Monday; Brad Lincoln back to bullpen
Wow. Karstens to start Monday, Lincoln to bullpen–Hurdle. Color me surprised. #Pirates — David Todd (@DTonPirates) June 24, 2012 It looks like Brad Lincoln will be heading back to the bullpen and Kevin Correia will remain in the rotation as Jeff Karstens returns from his injury. Lincoln is coming off an excellent start where
Injury Updates: Jeff Karstens and Chris Leroux nearing returns
Rob Biertempfel, Bill Brink, and Kristy Robinson all had updates from Clint Hurdle on the injury status of both Jeff Karstens and Chris Leroux. Jeff Karstens is still about two weeks away as he continues his rehab from his shoulder injury from April. He suffered a bit of a set back on June 7th when
Charlie Morton undergoes Tommy John Surgery
#Pirates announce Charlie Morton has already undergone surgery. As u might guess it was performed by Dr. James Andrews. — David Todd (@DTonPirates) June 14, 2012 Well this is bad news. Charlie Morton will be out until at least this time next season if everything goes perfect. Morton, 28, was 2-6 with a 4.66