Jared Jones Rehabbing, NL Central Injuries Shake Up Rotations

0:00It's April 26th. From daily matchups to big moments, this is MLB News today, powered by AI. Jared Jones of the Pirates is set to kick off his minor league rehab on Wednesday, down in Bradenton, with their low A squad. It's been just over 11 months since he got that internal brace surgery on his elbow, and General Manager Ben Charington says the guys cleared all. Checks after hitting 100 miles per hour in an extended game last week, Jones had a strong rookie year in 2024, with a 4.14 ERA, over 121 and 2-thirds innings across. 22 starts, even if Paul skiing stole most of the spotlight. Elbow issues popped up late in spring training this year, but he dodged full Tommy John, and is on pace to rejoin Pittsburgh by late May or early June. If rehab goes smooth, Charington noted, Jones has the velocity back, and just needs to rebuild that pitcher routine for getting out. With the Pirates rotation looking solid right now, they might ease him in as a piggyback

1:01starter, or even a reliever to manage his innings, post-surgery. Shifting to the rest of the inel central, Red's lefty Nicoladolo fired five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts on just 51 pitches in high A. Dayton, his latest rehab step after blisters, sidelineed him. Catcher Jose Trevino's back from the I.L. with a spine strain, while over in St. Louis, Pedro Pages is day-to-day with hamstring tightness, but scans, look clean. These tweaks could shake up rotation soon, especially as teens push through early injuries and build depth for the long haul.