The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired lefty pitcher Phil Coke from the New York Yankees yesterday. To make room on the 40-man roster, they have placed reliever A.J. Schugel on the disabled list with a shoulder injury. Coke is in uniform and available for tonight's game.
Schugel hasn't pitched since throwing two shutout innings on August 30th. He finishes the season with a 3.63 ERA in 52 innings over 36 appearances. He had 46 strikeouts and a 1.04 WHIP.
Coke has been pitching in the Triple-A playoffs, making his last appearance just three days ago when he threw two shutout innings.