The Pittsburgh Pirates made more spring training cuts today sending eight players off of the major league roster.
Five players were reassigned to minor league camp:
Jake Brigham (RHP)
Chase d’ Arnaud (INF)
Cody Eppley (RHP)
Josh Kinney (RHP)
Yao-Hsun Yang (LHP)
The Pirates also optioned three players to Triple-A Indianapolis:
Phil Irwin (RHP)
Chris McGuiness (INF)
Brent Morel (INF)
The moves, along with catcher Chris Stewart expected to start the season on the DL, have brought the number of active players in Major League camp down to 42 (22 pitchers, 4 catchers, 9 infielders and 7 outfielders).
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