With the addition of outfielder Brandon Jones who was claimed on waivers today, the Pittsburgh Pirates will have to clear one spot on their 40 man roster for the potential signing of reliever Octavio Dotel.
This evening the Pirates designated right-handed pitcher Steven Jackson for assignment.
Pittsburgh Pirates Current 40-Man Roster
Pitchers
62 Ramon Aguero — R/R — 6-4 — 190lbs — 12/21/84
45 Jose Ascanio — R/R — 5-11 — 200lbs — 05/02/85
61 Anthony Claggett — S/R — 6-3 — 195lbs — 07/15/84
Brendan Donnelly — R/R — 6-3 — 240lbs — 07/04/71
57 Zach Duke — L/L — 6-2 — 205lbs — 04/19/83
52 Joel Hanrahan — R/R — 6-4 — 245lbs — 10/06/81
25 Kevin Hart — R/R — 6-4 — 230 lbs –12/29/82
58 Steven Jackson — R/R — 6-5 — 230lbs — 03/15/82
39 Chris Jakubauskas — L/R — 6-2 — 215lbs — 12/22/78
32 Brad Lincoln — L/R — 6-4 — 220lbs — 05/25/85
48 Javier Lopez — L/L — 6-4 — 220lbs — 07/11/77
28 Paul Maholm — L/L — 6-2 — 220lbs — 06/25/82
34 Daniel McCutchen — R/R — 6-2 — 215lbs — 09/26/82
47 Evan Meek — R/R — 6-0 — 225 — 05/12/83
64 Bryan Morris — L/R — 6-3 — 215lbs — 03/28/87
37 Charlie Morton — R/R — 6-5 — 230lbs — 11/12/83
49 Ross Ohlendorf — R/R — 6-4 — 245lbs — 08/08/82
63 Ronald Uviedo — R/R — 6-1 — 160lbs — 10/07/86
56 Donnie Veal — L/L — 6-4 — 235lbs — 09/18/84
Total 18
Catchers
41 Ryan Doumit — S/R — 6-1 — 210lbs — 04/03/81
35 Jason Jaramillo — S/R — 6-0 — 210lbs — 10/09/82
Total 2
Infielders
17 Pedro Alvarez — L/R — 6-3 — 235lbs — 02/06/87
13 Ronny Cedeno — R/R — 6-0 — 190lbs — 02/02/83
6 Jeff Clement — L/R — 6-1 — 225lbs — 08/21/83
2 Bobby Crosby — R/R — 6-3 — 205lbs — 01/12/80
23 Argenis Diaz — R/R — 6-0 — 190lbs — 02/12/87
3 Akinori Iwamura — L/R — 5-9 — 200lbs — 02/09/79
15 Andy LaRoche — R/R — 6-1 –195lbs — 09/13/83
51 Steve Pearce — R/R — 5-11 — 190lbs — 04/13/83
5 Ramon Vazquez — L/R — 5-11 — 195lbs — 08/21/76
19 Neil Walker — S/R — 6-3 — 210lbs — 09/10/85
Total 10
Outfielders
18 Ryan Church — L/L — 6-2 — 220lbs — 10/14/78
43 Gorkys Hernandez — R/R — 6-0 — 175lbs — 09/07/87
46 Garrett Jones — L/L — 6-4 — 230lbs — 06/21/81
22 Andrew McCutchen — R/R — 5-10 — 175lbs –10/10/86
85 Lastings Milledge — R/R — 5-11 — 200lbs –04/05/85
44 Brandon Moss — L/R — 6-0 — 210lbs — 09/16/83
53 John Raynor — R/R — 6-1 — 205lbs — 01/04/84
31 Jose Tabata — R/R — 5-11 — 210lbs — 08/12/88
24 Delwyn Young — S/R — 5-10 — 190lbs — 06/30/82
26 Brandon Jones –L/R — 6-1 — 197lbs — 12/10/83
Total 10