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Pirates Place Snell On Disabled List

The Pirates have placed starting pitcher Ian Snell on the disabled list with an elbow injury, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The move was retroactive to Monday, which will prevent him from returning to the rotation until July 8 against Houston.

Snell won't begin throwing on the side for a few days to ensure that his elbow heals fully.

"We don't want Ian to feel rushed," Russell said.

Via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Joba Dominant In First Win As Starter

Joba Chamberlain was dominant in his first major league win as a starter, and the Yankees bounced back from one of their worse losses of the season, routing the Pirates 10-0 Wednesday night, as reported by the Associated Press.

Via AP

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Pirates Acquire Bautista From Tigers

The Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday announced they have acquired righthanded relief pitcher Denny Bautista from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for righthanded minor league relief pitcher Kyle Pearson.

To make room on the 40-man roster the Pirates have unconditionally released minor league outfielder Kevin Thompson. Pittsburgh will make a corresponding move on the 25-man roster when Bautista officially joins the club. The announcement was made by Senior Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington.

Bautista, 27, began the 2008 season with the Tigers and went 0-1 with a 3.32 ERA (19.0ip/7er) and 10 strikeouts in 16 relief appearances before being designated for assignment on June 20. Bautista held hitters to a .231 batting average against (15-for-65) and just one home run, including a .143 average against lefties (3-for-21).

Via RealGM Staff Report

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