The Pittsburgh Pirates optioned pitchers Sam Howard and Miguel Yajure to Indianapolis on Monday. According to MLB rules for this season, all rosters dropped from 28 players to 26 active players today. The Pirates dropped two pitchers today, but reliever Anthony Banda is due back from the injured list tomorrow, so expect them to make another move before Tuesday’s game in Detroit.
Howard has only been up since April 26th, after going through rehab early in the year for a Spring Training injury, and then getting optioned to Indianapolis once the rehab stint was over. He pitched three times for the Pirates, giving up two runs in two innings.