Pittsburgh Pirates Bringing Up Brandon Cumpton To Start Saturday

The Pittsburgh Pirates are the walking wounded this season. With Wandy Rodriguez and A.J. Burnett the latest to join the disabled list this season, the Bucs need a starter for Saturday night. The team is going to announce that it has recalled Brandon Cumpton and it’s likely he will get the start against the Los Angeles Dodgers tomorrow night. The announcement should be coming shortly and it will need to include a roster move.

Cumpton was scheduled to pitch Saturday for AAA Indianapolis while many thought Andy Oliver might get the call, Oliver will pitch tonight for the Tribe.

The Pirates head into a crucial part of their schedule without their biggest guns on the mound. The Dodgers are reeling, but the Reds are neck and neck with the Bucs for second spot in the NL Central. It would make everyone a bit more comfortable if the Bucs proven starters were healthy. Yet somehow despite having double digit starting pitchers this early in the season, the Bucs have received good results.

Here is a list from Sports Illustrated of all of the Pirates pitchers and position players who have spent time on the disabled list.

Updated: Friday June 14, 8:44 AM

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Injuries

Date	Player	Status	Injury
06/09/2013	A.J. Burnett	15-Day DL	Strained right calf
06/06/2013	Wandy Rodriguez	15-Day DL	Left forearm tightness
06/06/2013	Jared Hughes	15-Day DL	Right shoulder inflammation
06/03/2013	Jeanmar Gomez	15-Day DL	Right forearm tightness
06/03/2013	Phil Irwin	60-Day DL	Right arm fatigue
05/28/2013	Jose Contreras	15-Day DL	Lower back inflammation
05/25/2013	Jose Tabata	15-Day DL	Strained left oblique – out 3-4 weeks
05/19/2013	Andrew McCutchen	Day-to-Day	Sore right knee
05/15/2013	John McDonald	15-Day DL	Lower back discomfort
05/01/2013	James McDonald	15-Day DL	Right shoulder discomfort
04/27/2013	Neil Walker	15-Day DL	Right index finger laceration
04/27/2013	Travis Snider	Day-to-Day	Left side discomfort
04/09/2013	Wandy Rodriguez	Day-to-Day	Left game – left leg strain
03/26/2013	Brandon Inge	15-Day DL	Right scapula soreness
03/22/2013	Francisco Liriano	15-Day DL	Fractured right forearm
03/22/2013	Charlie Morton	60-Day DL	Recovery from right elbow surgery
03/22/2013	Jeff Karstens	60-Day DL	Right shoulder inflammation
03/20/2013	Chase d’Arnaud	60-Day DL	Left thumb surgery