7 years agoPittsburgh Pirates pitcher Joe Musgrove got off to a late start in spring training due to shoulder discomfort, but he is expected to join the Pittsburgh Pirates' rotation in their third series of the season against the Cincinnati Reds. To keep him fresh, he will pitch in a minor-league game on March 31 before rejoining the big-league club, per Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic. It has not been announced which game Musgrove will pitch, but the club could keep their other starters on a regular schedule and not need a fifth pitcher until April 8, which seems like the most reasonable estimate for Musgrove's Pittsburgh debut at this point. Now that it's confirmed he has a rotation spot, Musgrove is an interesting player to target at the end of fantasy drafts. He should provide respectable strikeout totals (career 21.3 percent strikeout rate) and boasts fantastic control (6.1 percent walk rate).--Matt Wilkes
Source: Rob Biertempfel via Twitter