In-command Brault zooms to Triple-A ASG

Pirates pitcher Steven Brault discusses working on his pitch selection as he looks to improve his performanceCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- The conversation wasn't necessarily easy for Steven Brault, but it may have set his season on track.

In late April, Triple-A Indianapolis manager Andy Barkett told the 25-year-old left-hander, simply, the only way he'd be consistently successful was by attacking the strike zone more. Respecting his manager's honesty, Brault decided he would no longer nibble around the strike zone.

"For him to bring me aside and say, 'Honestly, you're never going to be anything if you do that,' was good," Brault said Wednesday. "It was good to hear. It was a little hard to hear, I…