With all the euphoria surrounding the recent success of Pittsburgh Pirates rookies Oneil Cruz, Jack Suwinski and Bligh Madris, a bit of bad news emanated from Bucco camp Tuesday.
According to MLB.com, Nick Gonzales was moved from the seven-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a heel issue. So, unless my math is faulty, and I’m not clear on the machinations of the injured list, it looks like the soonest Gonzales will be able to play is the beginning of August, given that his last game action came on May 31.
If that forecast proves to play out, that would give him less than two months of regular-season action remaining, as Altoona’s season ends Sept.