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Gregory Polanco Placed on Disabled List; Steven Brault Recalled from Indianapolis

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed outfielder Gregory Polanco on the disabled list and recalled left-handed pitcher Steven Brault from Indianapolis. Polanco left last night’s game with left hamstring discomfort after running down to first base. It’s the same injury he had back in May, which also landed him on the disabled list.

Brault was scheduled to pitch tonight for Indianapolis, but was scratched from the start earlier and he will join the bullpen. He gives the Pirates a long relief option for tonight’s game, which is always ideal for a weekend in Colorado. He currently leads the International League with a 2.06 ERA, and ranks in the top eight in the league in innings pitched, WHIP and strikeouts.

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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