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Pirates send veteran pitcher Mike Clevinger to the minors after a so-so spring training
Mike Clevinger posted a 5.02 ERA in spring training and will begin the season in Triple-A Charlotte as the Pirates favor younger pitchers in their rotation.
- On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates reassigned veteran right-handed pitcher Mike Clevinger to minor league camp in Bradenton, starting his career reset with the club in the minors.
- A so-so camp and injury history prompted the Pirates to reassign Clevinger to minor league camp, citing his modest spring training results.
- Clevinger had been competing for a back-end rotation or long-relief role during camp, starting two games and relieving in two others, but the Pirates chose Carmen Mlodzinski as fifth starter and used Jose Urquidy and Hunter Barco in middle relief.
- Top prospect Connor Griffin was sent to the minors and will not be on the major-league roster, as the club finalizes pitcher roles after sending Mike Clevinger to minor league camp.
- The reassignment positions a veteran with a 60-44 record and a 3.55 ERA across nine major-league seasons with Cleveland, San Diego, and the Chicago White Sox, despite strong Triple-A numbers last summer, underscoring the notable nature of this career reset.
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