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Potential Return Dates For Liriano and Morton

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Charlie Morton could return on May 14th.
Charlie Morton could return on May 14th.

Rob Biertempfel and Michael Sanserino have the potential return dates for Francisco Liriano and Charlie Morton.

As I wrote on Monday, the Pirates don’t need Francisco Liriano until May 11th. Due to the off-days in the next week, they can move A.J. Burnett, Jeff Locke, and Wandy Rodriguez up a day to May 8th-10th. That would place a need for a starter on the 11th, which is when Liriano should return.

The May 14th date is interesting for Morton. Looking at the probable pitching chart, that lines up with Jeff Locke’s start. That leaves open the possibility that the Pirates could go with Morton over Locke when he returns.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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