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It Looks Like Charlie Morton is Replacing Vance Worley in the Rotation

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Charlie Morton is expected to return soon, following his most recent rehab outing with Indianapolis this week. However, that return will be delayed, as Morton will make one more rehab start on Tuesday, according to Travis Sawchik.

Despite this delay, it looks like the Pirates have already made the switch in the rotation to clear a spot for Morton. Vance Worley seemed like the most likely candidate to be removed, as I outlined earlier this week. Bill Brink reports that the Pirates will skip Worley in the rotation this week, due to the off-days allowing a four man rotation.

The good news about this is that it should give the bullpen a much needed boost, and allow the Pirates to call up an extra bench guy. I think it’s obvious that Wilfredo Boscan will eventually go down when the Pirates add a bench guy. I wouldn’t be surprised if Rob Scahill is the other guy who goes down when Morton joins the team, since that would allow the Pirates to preserve all of their bullpen depth.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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