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Pirates Option Josh Bell to Indianapolis, Activate Gerrit Cole

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The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that Gerrit Cole has been activated from the disabled list for tonight’s start. To make room on the active roster, they have optioned Josh Bell to Indianapolis.

Cole left his last start with the Pirates on June 10th after two innings with a strained right triceps. He made two rehab starts with Indianapolis since then, throwing a total of eight shutout innings. He went five innings in his last start on Sunday.

Bell played four games for the Pirates off the bench, all as a pinch-hitter. He walked twice, singled and hit a grand slam. The Pirates said all along that his stint in the majors would be brief and he would only be used off the bench.

There were some questions as to whether the Pirates might put Gregory Polanco on the disabled list today and keep Bell. This move doesn’t necessarily mean that won’t happen. Players normally have to be down for ten days before they are recalled, but that doesn’t apply if someone is put on the disabled list. Bell was still with the Pirates in Washington today during batting practice, which brought up the possibility that he could be staying.

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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