Starting pitcher Luis Munoz has been prompted from AA Altoona.  This will mark the first time the 26-year old has been in the major leagues.
He fills the roster spot of John Van Benschoten, who was sent to AAA after his start against the Astros.
Munoz was 3-3 for the AAA Indians, got demoted to Altoona, and had a record [...]

Pitcher Ian Snell has been placed on the15-day disabled list.
By placing Ian on the DL, he cannot return to the rotation until July 8 at Houston. 
The move was made to open a spot on the 25-man roster for relief pitcher Denny Bautista.
The 27-year old Bautista was acquired in a trade with the Detroit Tigers for minor league pitcher Kyle Pearson.   
Bautista is [...]

Pitcher Ian Snell is expected to miss his next start because of medial epicondylitis, which is more commonly known as golfer’s elbow.
Luckily, no damage was revealed to Snell’s ulnar collateral ligament.
Snell was scheduled to pitch Friday.
 

The Bucco’s have made a couple moves to their roster.  With Xavier Nady and Ryan Doumit still recovering from their injuries, the Pirates recalled outfielder Nyjer Morgan.  Marino Salas was sent back to AAA.
Phil Dumatrait was then placed on the DL with shoulder pain.  Relief pitcher TJ Beam was called up from AAA.  The 27-year [...]

Relief pitcher Jonah Bayliss has been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. 
The 27-year old was acquired in the Mark Redman trade with the Kansas City Royals in 2005.
Bayliss last pitched in the majors for the Pirates in late July 2007, and has been in the minors since August [...]

The Pirates sent catcher Ronny Paulino to AAA Indy and activated Ryan Doumit from the disabled list.
The 27-year-old Paulino, it was thought, would see the majority of the playing time at catcher while Doumit was on the DL with an injured finger.
But the defensive and game-callin skills of 35-year-old Raul Chavez changed those plans in [...]

The Pirates have recalled Bryan Bullington from Class AAA Indy to provide some long relief to a recently overworked bullpen.
To make room on the 25-man roster, reliever Marino Salas was sent back to Indianapolis.
The 27-year-old Bullington is 3-6 with a 5.68 ERA at AAA.  He was named International League pitcher of the week last week.
The 26-year-old Salas had [...]

So Jack Wilson is to return to the Pirates Tuesday for the first game of the series against the Reds.  His return “might” be overshadowed by the debut of Reds prospect Jay Bruce, who is to make his first start in the major leagues.
Brian Bixler has been returned to AAA Indy to make room for Wilson.  [...]

The Pirates reacquried reliever Evan Meek, the Rule 5 pick they made from Tampa Bay, by giving an undisclosed cash payment to the Rays.
Meek has been assigned to Class AA Altoona.
Meek can bring the heat, touching 97 MPH at times.  He’ll work on his control and hopefully be a fixture in the Bucco’s bullpen in the future.
Because he [...]

As we all now know, Ryan Doumit has been placed on the 15-day DL because he fractured his left thumb.  To replace him on the roster, Raul Chavez has been recalled from Class AAA Indianapolis.
The 35-year-old Chavez has appeared in 169 career major league games, with his most recent stint in 2006 with the Baltimore Orioles.
Chavez [...]