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Morning Report: Tyler Glasnow Makes His Second Rehab Start

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Tonight in Harrisburg, Tyler Glasnow will make his second rehab start for the Altoona Curve. In his last start, he allowed two runs over three innings, with three walks and five strikeouts. That start ended abruptly, short of his scheduled innings and pitch count. It also had some major red flags that turned out to be just an over-cautious manager at work. Glasnow got a visit from the trainer, he looked uncomfortable on the mound, and then he didn’t talk to media afterwards, leaving to get checked out in Pittsburgh instead. All of those things, plus the shortened outing and poor results, made it look bad.

Glasnow ended up being perfectly fine and threw a successful bullpen on Tuesday just to prove that fact. He followed that up with another bullpen on Friday, which also went well. So now with extra caution being used, he is making his second rehab start just three days later than a normal five-day schedule for a starting pitcher.

There were some people wondering before his last start about how he would be handled as far as his next start for the Pirates. That thought should be put away for now because he will only have one more start before the September call-ups, assuming everything goes well today, which is of course, a big assumption at this point. Glasnow is scheduled for four innings or 65 pitches, whichever comes first. That would mean that he will likely go five innings in his next start and then need one more before he is fully stretched out enough to pitch a Major League game.

So it’s very possible that he won’t be up with the first wave of call-ups on the 1st. The Pirates are actually off on the 1st, so you may see those call-ups made the next day instead. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Glasnow make a September start for Indianapolis before he is called up. Mostly due to him still being in the process of building up his pitch count. Neal Huntington noted that they don’t have any future plans laid out for Glasnow yet because they want to see how this game goes, then how he looks in his bullpen session scheduled for Wednesday.

For now, we will be doing the same. Just watching to see how he looks tonight… at least hopefully on my part. I’ll note that MiLB.tv has a listing for this game in one section and doesn’t in another, so I’m not sure if I will be able to watch it online. If it is being shown online, then I’ll be watching and giving some quick thoughts about his outing tomorrow in the Morning Report. Don’t worry though, Sean McCool will be covering the game live, so he will have a recap in the Prospect Watch, along with (hopefully) talking to Glasnow after the start has been completed. You can follow Sean on Twitter at @NotSoMcCool for live updates.

**Keep in mind when you look at the Playoff Push section that each of the top five affiliates have about 15-16 games left, while Bristol and the GCL both end on September 1st. We will likely see some of these teams eliminated in a few days. Altoona knocked one off their clinching number with a win yesterday. Morgantown could be eliminated from their division tomorrow, but the wild card spot is still within reach.

PLAYOFF PUSH

The Pirates trail the second wild card spot by three games.

Indianapolis is in second place in their division, trailing by 11 games. They trail by 12.5 games for the lone wild card spot.

Altoona leads their division by 3.5 games. The top two teams in the division go to the playoffs, with the first place team getting the home field advantage in the first round.

Bradenton won the first half title. They have home field advantage in the playoffs.

West Virginia is in fifth place in their division, trailing first by five games.

Morgantown is in fourth place in their division, trailing first place by 13 games. They are 6.5 games back for the lone wild card spot.

Bristol is in fourth place, trailing by 10.5 games. The top two teams in each division go to the playoffs.

The GCL Pirates are 2.5 games back in their division. This is the only league where you have to win your division to make the playoffs.

The DSL Pirates have been eliminated from the playoffs. Their season ends August 27th.

PIRATES GAME GRAPH


Source: FanGraphs

TODAY’S SCHEDULE

Today’s Starter and Notes: The Pirates lost 3-2 to the Marlins on Sunday. They will now send Jameson Taillon to the mound to take on the Astros. He has gone at least six innings in each of his last seven starts. In his last outing, Taillon gave up three runs over six innings in San Francisco. His prior start was eight shutout innings at home against the Padres. The Astros will counter with Doug Fister, who has a 3.76 ERA in 146 innings, with 95 strikeouts and a 1.31 WHIP. He gave up four runs over four innings against the Cardinals in his last start. In his prior start, he allowed five runs over seven innings in Minnesota.

In the minors, Tyler Glasnow gets the start for Altoona, his second rehab start. Kelvin Marte will start for Indianapolis. He threw six no-hit innings in his last appearance. Danny Beddes starts for the first time since starting the NYPL All-Star game last week. He has allowed a total of six earned runs in his last six starts combined.

Bradenton has off today. Bristol has a doubleheader today. Adam Oller was scheduled to pitch yesterday, with Mike Wallace scheduled to go today. They may use a spot starter to avoid using two starters on the same day. West Virginia will finish yesterday’s suspended game before playing the regularly scheduled game, which is now a seven-inning contest. The suspended game will resume with a 1-1 score in the fifth inning. Domingo Robles is scheduled for the GCL Pirates.

MLB: Pittsburgh (62-59) vs Astros (64-60) 7:05 PM
Probable starter: Jameson Taillon (3.00 ERA, 9:52 BB/SO, 66.0 IP)

AAA: Indianapolis (64-65) vs Columbus (75-54) 7:05 PM (season preview)
Probable starter: Kelvin Marte (3.67 ERA, 18:50 BB/SO, 68.2 IP)

AA: Altoona (69-57) @ Harrisburg (64-62) 7:00 PM (season preview)
Probable starter: Tyler Glasnow (6.00 ERA, 3:5 BB/SO, 3.0 IP)

High-A: Bradenton (65-59) @ Jupiter (62-63) 6:30 PM 8/23(season preview)
Probable starter: Nick Kingham (0.00 ERA, 0:3 BB/SO, 5.0 IP)

Low-A: West Virginia (62-62) @ Kannapolis (54-71) 7:05 PM  (season preview)
Probable starter: Bret Helton (4.08 ERA, 45:85 BB/SO, 121.1 IP)

Short-Season A: Morgantown (28-33) @ Batavia (16-43) 7:05 PM (season preview)
Probable Starter: Danny Beddes (2.30 ERA, 17:41 BB/SO, 54.2 IP)

Rookie: Bristol (22-33) @ Elizabethton (30-25) 6:00 PM DH (season preview)

GCL: Pirates (20-28) vs Phillies (36-14) 12:00 PM (season preview)

DSL: Pirates (26-40) vs Mets1 (41-25) 10:30 AM (season preview)

HIGHLIGHTS

Here is Alen Hanson’s lead-off homer from Saturday night. It was his eighth home run of the season. As you hear in the video, he had 34 stolen bases at the time, but he would add another to that total later in the game. He then stole his 36th base on Sunday, putting him one behind Tito Polo for the most among all Pirates.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

8/21: Evan Piechota promoted to Morgantown.

8/21: Yeudy Garcia activated from disabled list. Henry Hirsch placed on temporary inactive list.

8/20: Jung Ho Kang placed on disabled list. Josh Bell recalled from Indianapolis.

8/20: Stephen Alemais promoted to West Virginia. Alfredo Reyes placed on disabled list.

8/20: Ke’Bryan Hayes assigned to GCL Pirates on rehab.

8/20: Pirates release Edgardo Leon

8/18: Pirates release Josh Outman.

8/18: Juan Diaz assigned to Bristol.

8/18: Jeremias Portorreal and Gabriel Brito promoted to GCL Pirates.

8/17: Josh Smith assigned to Indianapolis.

8/15: Yeudy Garcia and Chase Simpson placed on disabled list.

8/15: Hector Garcia assigned to GCL Pirates on rehab.

8/15: Nick Kingham and Justin Topa assigned to Bradenton.

8/14: Tyler Glasnow assigned to Altoona on rehab.

8/14: Jason Creasy assigned to Altoona.

8/12: Chris Stewart assigned to Altoona on rehab.

8/10: Christian Kelley promoted to Bradenton. Raul Hernandez assigned to West Virginia.

8/10: John Kuchno assigned to Altoona.

8/9: Chad Kuhl promoted to Pirates. Curtis Partch optioned to Indianapolis.

8/9: Erik Lunde retired.

8/9: Kyle Lobstein placed on disabled list. Kelvin Marte activated from disabled list.

8/9: Raul Hernandez assigned to Bradenton.

THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY

Six former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date, plus one of the longest games in Major League history.

Doug Bair, 1976 and 1989-90 pitcher. Bair has the longest period between appearances with the Pirates. He was a 2nd round pick of the Pirates in 1971 and he pitched 584 games in the majors.

Wally Hebert, 1943 pitcher. Before the Pirates took him in the Rule 5 draft after the 1942 season, the last time Hebert played Major League ball was in 1933 for the St Louis Browns. After throwing 184 innings in his only season in Pittsburgh, he retired from baseball.

Lyle Bigbee, 1921 pitcher. His brother Carson played 11 season for the Pirates, while the older Bigbee got in five relief appearances during his time in Pittsburgh.

Harry Swacina, 1907-08 first baseman. Pirates paid $3,000 to purchase his contract from the minors. He .200 in 26 September games in 1907 and .216 in 53 games in 1908 before he was released.

Ned Hanlon, Hall of Fame manager, who played outfielder and managed for Pittsburgh in 1889 and 1891. You can read a bio for Hanlon here, covering his time in Pittsburgh.

Howie Camnitz. Pitched nine seasons in Pittsburgh, winning 116 games. In 1909 when the Pirates won their first World Series, he won 25 games, which hasn’t been topped by a Pirates’ pitcher since. Camnitz had a 1.56 ERA in 1908 and 1.62 in 1909, giving him the second and third best season ERA’s in franchise history. He threw a five inning no-hitter during the 1907 season. His brother Harry pitched for the 1909 team. A full bio for Camnitz can be found here.

On this date in 1917, the Pirates and the Brooklyn Robins played 22 innings at Ebbets Field. Reliever Elmer Jacobs took the loss despite allowing one run in 16.2 innings. Carson Bigbee had six hits. You can view the boxscore here. The Pirates had already played extra innings in three straight games before this one.

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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