ST. LOUIS -- Right-hander Rob Scahill's three-inning rehab appearance on Tuesday night with Double-A Altoona opened a curious trail that somehow led back to A.J. Burnett.
Scahill has been on the disabled list since June 26 with tightness in his right forearm -- the same injury that in 2013 sidelined then-Pirates closer Jason Grilli for 44 days, and to which Burnett explicitly compared his own injury after getting the results of his Aug. 3 MRI.
Optimistic that he'll be able to return and help the Bucs this season, Burnett had said, "Guys come back from this.