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Pirates Activate Trevor Williams; Option Mitch Keller to Indianapolis

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The Pittsburgh Pirates activated right-handed pitcher Trevor Williams from the 10-day injured list on Wednesday afternoon. To make room on the 25-man roster, right-handed pitcher Mitch Keller was optioned to Indianapolis. Williams will start tonight against the Detroit Tigers.

Williams has been out for just over a month with a right side strain, which occurred in a start on May 16th against the San Diego Padres. He made one rehab start with Triple-A Indianapolis, throwing 71 pitches over three innings, while allowing two runs on four hits and a walk.

Keller made his third big league start last night and it went much better than his first two outings, giving up two earned runs over five innings. In 12 innings with the Pirates, he has a 10.50 ERA and a 2.25 WHIP, with 15 strikeouts and a .389 BAA. Keller currently leads the International League with a 3.10 ERA and he ranks fourth with 74 strikeouts.

The Pirates have an off-day on Thursday and another coming up on Monday, so they will be able to go without Keller during that time. They also expect Jordan Lyles back soon, giving them five starters when you include Steven Brault, who has a 1.65 ERA in his last five outings, covering 27.1 innings.

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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