The Pirates were not silent at the deadline on Friday, as many thought they would be. The trades they did make were….not exactly exciting, but they at least made some sense considering the circumstances. Considering the current state of the rotation, I would have loved for them to snag another quality arm, but those are tough to come by.
Apparently, A.J. Burnett informed the Pirates of an elbow issue after his awful game on Thursday, which isn’t all that surprising considering how he looked…but it is concerning. Burnett was placed on the DL Friday, and that pretty much prompted Neal Huntington to deal for lefty starter J.