The Pirates placed Charlie Morton on the disabled list today with “shoulder fatigue” and called up Steven Jackson. Jackson needs to be added to the 40-man roster, but by my count there are only 39 guys currently on the roster so there doesn’t need to be a corresponding move made (also, Kevin Hart could move to the 60-day DL). Rob Biertempfel speculates that Brad Lincoln’s Pirate debut will come Tuesday.
Shoulder injuries are scary and I don’t want to joke about them, but if Morton has a torn labrum, I’m think I’m going to start selling shirts with Neal Huntington’s face and the words “Torn Labrum Brigade.” Honestly, though, I hope Morton is OK and that when he comes back, he can start to put some distance between himself and this terribly disappointing early season.
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