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Pirates Place Lonnie Chisenhall On Injured List, Select Contract Of Melky Cabrera

By Jeff Todd | March 28, 2019 at 2:35pm CDT

2:33pm: Bucs trainer Todd Tomczyk told reporters, including Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic (Twitter link), that it’s “inaccurate right now” to suggest Chisenhall will miss four-to-six weeks. The issue appears to be in his finger; for the time being, he’ll be shut down for ten days before being reevaluated.

10:21am: The Pittsburgh org has now announced the rest of its roster moves, as MLB.com’s Adam Berry covers (Twitter links). Jordan Lyles will also open the season with an IL stint owing to discomfort in his right side. He’ll be joined there by fellow reliever Dovydas Neverauskas, catcher Elias Diaz, corner infielder/outfielder Jose Osuna, and Polanco.

The club will indeed add Shuck, Cabrera, and lefty Francisco Liriano to the 40-man. To create roster space, righty Edgar Santana was placed on the 60-day IL while recovering from Tommy John surgery and the team designated relievers Jake Barrett and Aaron Slegers for assignment.

10:09am: Pirates outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall has been diagnosed with a broken hand, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter). He’s expected to miss four to six weeks of action to open the season. The team has also announced it’s Opening Day roster, which as expected includes veteran outfielder Melky Cabrera.

It’s a tough-luck development for the 30-year-old, who was hit by a pitch late in camp. This is hardly the way he hoped to begin an effort at a bounceback season after an injury-marred pair of seasons.

Chisenhall inked a one-year, $2.75MM deal with the Bucs over the winter. The hope was that he’d serve as the primary option in right field while Gregory Polanco is working back to full health. Instead, he’ll have to do the same before he can contribute.

To open the year, at least, Cabrera will get a run instead in the corner outfield. It seems he’ll be joined in the mix by JB Shuck, another minor-league signee who spent camp with the Pittsburgh organization, though that has yet to be announced.

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  1. ronnsnow

    4 years ago

    Is there a more “Pirates player” than JB Shuck?

    Reply
    • The Ghost of Bobby Bonilla

      4 years ago

      Jung Ho Kahlua?

      Reply
  2. HarveyD82

    4 years ago

    Hahahah!! who didn’t see this happening withChisenDL ?
    last place.

    Reply
    • darthrader66

      4 years ago

      Reds don’t have Scooter Gennett for 2-3 months bud. Reds last place

      Reply
    • mlb1225

      4 years ago

      No Scooter, or Senzel for at least 1 month, but likely more. Matt Kemp was good for two months, I wouldn’t be surprised if Melky Cabrera matched Kemp’s production this season. Who knows if Votto’s power will rebound. Alex Wood, Tanner Roark, and Sonny Gray are upgrades to the rotation, but it’s not like any of them are any sort of ace. Each have had their struggles in recent seasons. Puig was a decent pick-up, but he had a .628 OPS vs LHP last year, and has a career .757 OPS VS LHP.

      Reply
      • jabgdn

        4 years ago

        Melky Cabrera has never hit 20 HR in a season. Kemp has done it 8 times. Barring any age related production drop offs or injuries, Matt should be able to do it again, playing that bandbox of a ballpark.

        Reply
        • mlb1225

          4 years ago

          Hit 20 home runs again? Yea, I think he will, but he had a .719 OPS in the second half. But even in a hitter friendly ball park, I would not expect him to be anything more than a .280/.310/.450 hitter with 20-25 HRS and below average defense. Cabrera could easily match that overall production, just with a little less power.

  3. Darth Alru

    4 years ago

    That was predicted by some people right after he signed. Poor guy, get well soon.

    Reply
    • Shannon Wolfe

      4 years ago

      I was one

      Reply
  4. jam

    4 years ago

    The team announced “it’s” opening day roster. Really?

    Reply
    • Michael Chaney

      4 years ago

      It’s much worse to be the guy nitpicking things like that than it is to be the guy that inadvertently adds an extra apostrophe

      Reply
      • leefieux

        4 years ago

        Nah, its much worse to be the professional writer…it’s their job to ‘get it right’.

        Reply
        • mlb1225

          4 years ago

          Just because you’re a professional at something doesn’t mean you’re going to do your job 100% perfect every time.

        • jam

          4 years ago

          You mean perfectly

        • Polish Hammer

          4 years ago

          I’d ask for a refund…

  5. TJECK109

    4 years ago

    The last time I looked the Pirates are tied for first place. Let me have my one day of enjoyment

    Reply
    • Begamin

      4 years ago

      You know, Mark Sanchez has less playoff losses than Tom Brady…

      Reply
  6. sf2win

    4 years ago

    How is Melky Cabrera still playing?

    Reply
    • connfyoozed

      4 years ago

      Because he’s still producing offensively at league-average or even slightly above, and because apparently he’s willing to play part-time at a relatively reasonable pay rate. Defensively he’s a bit of a mess, but there are far worse players out there… for instance, JB Shuck.

      Reply
  7. The Ghost of Bobby Bonilla

    4 years ago

    Vegas’ Over/Under on games played in 2019 by Chisenhall: 14

    Reply
    • leefieux

      4 years ago

      I’ll take the under.

      Reply
  8. scotty

    4 years ago

    Bucs should build for the future and give Pablo Reyes playing time over Melky.

    Reply
  9. rxbrgr

    4 years ago

    Giant Budweiser advert right there

    Reply
  10. esaskgd2

    4 years ago

    Is there a Pirate future

    Reply
  11. jbigz12

    4 years ago

    Chisenhall is a walking DL stint. This guy just cannot avoid injury.

    Reply
    • solaris602

      4 years ago

      Mark my words: he’ll suffer another injury when he’s finally able to rehab the hand which will keep him out the rest of the first half. Most likely a calf strain which he’s famous for.

      Reply
  12. connfyoozed

    4 years ago

    I’ll take “Pirates announcements that do not surprise me at all” for $300, Alex.

    Reply
    • leefieux

      4 years ago

      Lol

      Reply
  13. Joe W.

    4 years ago

    I was surprised when i saw shucks spring stats. yeah just spring but pretty darn decent.

    Reply
  14. mlb1225

    4 years ago

    I mean, I’m not upset that Melky is our starting RF to start the year. He’s still pretty solid with the bat and a switch hitter at that, but I wish they picked up somebody who was better at fielding.

    Reply
  15. mlb1225

    4 years ago

    Liriano better be a LOOGY and a LOOGY only.

    Reply
    • formerdraftpick

      4 years ago

      You mean loogie 🙂

      Reply
  16. Phillies2017

    4 years ago

    “I was born with glass bones and paper skin. Every morning I break my legs, and every afternoon I break my arms. At night, I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep.”
    – Probably Lonnie Chisenhall

    Reply
  17. Tigernut2000

    4 years ago

    See, the NL does have the DH

    Reply
  18. mrkissinger

    4 years ago

    In his honor the MLB has named the new injury list Hall of Fame wing in Cooperstown “The Chisen Hall.”

    Reply

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