Clevinger to begin season at Class AAA Indianapolis
Mike Clevinger will begin the season at Class AAA Indianapolis. The veteran right-hander made five appearances (two starts) this spring and allowed eight runs over 14 1/3 innings. He had 15 strikeouts and 10 walks.
Clevinger did have an upward mobility clause in the minor-league contract he signed with the Pirates in early February. That would have allowed him to be traded to a team that would have been willing to add him to their 40-man roster.
"With Clev being in Indy and the uptick in stuff, it was a tough decision there," DonKelly said. "With Clev, (Hunter) Barco, (José) Urquidy. CamSanders was in there in the mix toward the end. Those are the decisions that get really hard, but feel really good about having a guy like Clevinger down in Indy that if something were to happen, we could go get."
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Clevinger to begin season at Class AAA Indianapolis
Mike Clevinger will begin the season at Class AAA Indianapolis. The veteran right-hander made five appearances (two starts) this spring and allowed eight runs over 14 1/3 innings. He had 15 strikeouts and 10 walks.
Clevinger did have an upward mobility clause in the minor-league contract he signed with the Pirates in early February. That would have allowed him to be traded to a team that would have been willing to add him to their 40-man roster.
"With Clev being in Indy and the uptick in stuff, it was a tough decision there," Don Kelly said. "With Clev, (Hunter) Barco, (José) Urquidy. Cam Sanders was in there in the mix toward the end. Those are the decisions that get really hard, but feel really good about having a guy like Clevinger down in Indy that if something were to happen, we could go get."
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