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Pirates Recall A.J. Schugel; Option Adam Frazier to Bristol

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled reliever A.J. Schugel from Indianapolis and optioned Adam Frazier to Bristol to make room on the 25-man roster. The Bristol season ends on September 1st, which will make Frazier eligible to be recalled on the 2nd. If he was sent to Indianapolis, they couldn’t recall him until after their season ends on September 5th.

Schugel was sent to Indianapolis at the end of July and had one really poor outing right when he got back, allowing three runs, while only recording two outs. In August, he has a 3.29 ERA in 13.2 innings over nine appearances, with 16 strikeouts and a .188 BAA.

He has appeared in 34 games for the Pirates this season, posting a 3.86 ERA in 49 innings, with 43 strikeouts and a .222 BAA.

The Pirates will likely make a similar move to put Steven Brault on the 25-man roster so he can start in place of Gerrit Cole tomorrow night. Jameson Taillon could be that player, since his next scheduled start isn’t until September 2nd

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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