Official Site of the Pirates · Mar 13, 2017
Pirates trim roster, send two to Triple-A
Nick Kingham strikes out Anthony Alford swinging in the bottom of the 5th inningLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Pirates made their first roster cuts of the spring Monday morning, optioning pitchers Nick Kingham and Clay Holmes to Triple-A Indianapolis and re-assigning pitchers Cody Dickson and Tyler Eppler, catcher Jin-De Jhang and shortstop Kevin Newman to their Minor League camp.
Kingham, coming back from Tommy John surgery, appeared in three games this spring, pitching five innings. Holmes started one of his three appearances.
The 23-year-old Newman, a first-round Draft choice in 2015, hit .389 (7-for-18) in 11 spring games.