{"id":79877,"date":"2024-07-12T17:30:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T21:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=79877"},"modified":"2024-07-12T17:30:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T21:30:44","slug":"pirates-bednar-activated-il-oblique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/12\/pirates-bednar-activated-il-oblique\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates Closer Activated from IL for White Sox Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced that closer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bednada01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Bednar<\/a> has been activated from the injured list. He\u2019ll join the Pirates in Chicago on Friday for their weekend series against the White Sox. In the corresponding move, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/ryanry01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryder Ryan<\/a>, Mr. Frequent Flyer Miles of 2024, has been dispatched to Triple-A Indianapolis once again.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We have made the following roster moves:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ended the rehab assignment of LHP Marco Gonzales and reinstated him from the 60-day injured list<br \/>\n\u2022 Designated RHP Brent Honeywell Jr. for assignment to make room for Gonzales on the 26- and 40-man rosters.<br \/>\n\u2022 Ended the rehab\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pirates\/status\/1811847322894238128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Pirates Closer Bednar Activated from IL<\/h2>\n<p>Bednar, 29, has 16 saves in 2024. Yet he hasn\u2019t been his old lock-down self. His ERA is 5.17 to go with an ERA+ of 79. You\u2019d have a hard time convincing Pirates fans that his 1.117 WHIP is accurate. His record is 3-3 and he\u2019s blown three saves. Even so, after a rough April that ended with his ERA ballooning to 11.70, he was more effective in May and June.<\/p>\n<p>Bednar\u2019s April struggles may have been due to an injury that resulted in a shorter spring training. When his left oblique muscle tightened up, the Pirates finally decided not to take any chances and placed him on the IL on June 23. However, now the question becomes whether he\u2019s being rushed back again. The hard-throwing right-hander\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/sports\/mlb\/david-bednar-picks-up-a-hold-in-first-rehab-outing\/ar-BB1pKLCm?item=flightsprg-tipsubsc-v1a?season\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rehab assignment<\/a> consisted of one inning on Wednesday in Double-A Altoona. He faced just three batters, allowing no baserunners and striking out one, and, less importantly, was credited with a \u201chold.\u201d Nonetheless, he\u2019s headed to Chicago for the final weekend series before the All-Star break.<\/p>\n<h3>Reshuffling the &#8216;Pen<\/h3>\n<p>Pirates fans, if not the players themselves, will be happy to see Bednar reinstated and reinserted into the closer\u2019s role. Since <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/23\/pirates-bednar-injured-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bednar went on the IL<\/a>, the save situations have been entrusted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chapmar01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aroldis Chapman<\/a>. For Chapman, it\u2019s been a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/09\/pirates-no-room-to-increase-payroll\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">mixed bag<\/a>. He\u2019s 1-4 with a 4.01 ERA and 1.634 WHIP. He has four saves but has also been \u201ccredited\u201d with three blown saves. Part of his problem has been a lack of control. Although he still throws hard and has struck out 14.7 per nine innings, he\u2019s also walked 8.6 per nine. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/holdeco01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colin Holderman<\/a> as a reliable eighth-inning man, despite some recent chinks in the armor, Chapman can settle into a role where he can work out his control issues.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced that closer David Bednar has been activated from the injured list. He\u2019ll join the Pirates in Chicago on Friday for their weekend series against the White Sox. In the corresponding move, Ryder Ryan, Mr. Frequent Flyer Miles of 2024, has been dispatched to Triple-A Indianapolis once again. 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