The Pittsburgh Pirates made a plethora of roster moves before officially setting their 26-man Opening Day roster.
Pittsburgh officially selected the contracts of right-handed pitchers Ryder Ryan, Hunter Stratton, and No. 3 prospect Jared Jones. All three players needed to be added to the 40-man roster before officially integrated into the active roster.
The Pirates also added four players to the injured list. Right-handed relief pitchers Colin Holderman and Carmen Mlodzinski were placed on the 15-day IL, while utilityman Ji Hwan Bae and catcher Yasmani Grandal joined the position-player 10-day IL. Holderman lost 15 pounds dealing with the flu; Mlodzinski and Holderman are scheduled to throw bullpens this week.