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Pirates Activate Jameson Taillon and Francisco Cervelli from Disabled List

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The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Tuesday afternoon that both Jameson Taillon and Francisco Cervelli have been activated from the disabled list for tonight’s game. Taillon is the starting pitcher today against the Milwaukee Brewers, while Cervelli is catching him. To make room on the active roster, Chad Kuhl has been optioned to Indianapolis and Erik Kratz has been designated for assignment.

Taillon was given a scheduled break over the All-Star weekend to help limit his innings. He last pitched on June 29th in Seattle, where he allowed one run over six innings. In five starts with the Pirates, he has a 3.86 ERA in 28 innings, with five walks and 21 strikeouts.

Cervelli spent three days on rehab with Indianapolis, catching the entire game on Sunday. He went 4-for-10 at the plate and drew three walks. He last played for the Pirates on June 10th, when he fractured the hamate bone in his left hand, which required surgery.

Kratz replaced Cervelli and played 18 games for the Pirates, hitting .107/.107/.179 in 56 at-bats.

Kuhl made four starts for the Pirates, posting a 4.19 ERA in 19.1 innings, with 13 strikeouts and a 1.24 WHIP. He threw six shutout innings on Sunday against the Nationals.

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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