PITTSBURGH — With Arquimedes Caminero traded to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday and Jeff Locke removed from the starting rotation, the Pirates’ bullpen seems to be set for the remainder of 2016.
Curtis Partch is in town, recalled from Indianapolis as the corresponding move to the Caminero trade, but he is expected to be sent back to Triple-A when the Pirates call up a starting pitcher for Tuesday’s series opener against the Padres.
“Once things settle through the San Diego series, that’ll be the club we anticipate having going forward whether it be the bullpen, the rotation or what have you,” manager Clint Hurdle said Sunday morning.