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Pirates Activate Nick Mears from Injured List and Option Him to Indianapolis

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The Pittsburgh Pirates activated pitcher Nick Mears from the 60-day Injured List on Saturday and optioned him to Indianapolis. The Pirates had an open spot on the 40-man roster, so no other move needed to be made.

Mears has had a rough seasons while returning from a minor Spring Training elbow surgery. He went through two separate rehabs with both Bradenton and Indianapolis each time. He had some rough outings in each place as well, resulting in a 6.89 ERA, a 14:21 BB/SO ratio and a 1.85 WHIP in 15.2 innings over 18 appearances. If he can get on track over the next few weeks, he can be an option when the rosters expand in September to 28 spots. He had a 5.01 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP in 23.1 innings over 30 appearances with the Pirates last year.

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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