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Brandon Cumpton and Casey Sadler Outrighted to Triple-A

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Brandon Cumpton and Casey Sadler have both been assigned to Indianapolis after clearing waivers, opening two spots on the 40-man roster for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Both pitchers are injured and won’t pitch during the 2016 season, so it’s no surprise that either made it through waivers.

Cumpton missed the 2015 season due to Tommy John surgery, but required shoulder surgery later in the year, which will cause him to be out an additional 13-15 months. Sadler just had Tommy John surgery and will be out 12-14 months, which means he won’t be ready until Spring Training 2017. Both players will spend the 2016 season on the AAA disabled list while they rehab.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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