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Pirates place Watson on paternity list, Caminero on disabled list

The Pirates have placed left-handed setup man Tony Watson on paternity leave and right-handed reliever Arquimedes Caminero on the disabled list with a strained left oblique. They've been replaced by righty Rob Scahill and lefty Kyle Lobstein.

Watson will probably be absent only briefly, which is good because he seemed to be recovering from a rough start to his season and had been one of the team's trio of non-disastrous relievers, along with Mark Melancon and Neftali Feliz. I say "seemed" because the advanced stats don't entirely agree. Watson's ERA is now 2.18, but he's benefiting from an unsustainable .