The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that left-handed pitcher Cam Alldred has cleared waivers and he has been sent outright to Indianapolis. Alldred was designated for assignment four days ago when the Pirates added Cal Mitchell to the 40-man roster. Alldred made his Major League debut earlier this month, throwing shutout ball in his only inning of work. He was optioned back to Indianapolis before being designated for assignment. The 25-year-old has a 2.42 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP in 22.1 innings with Indianapolis this season.
Pirates Send Cam Alldred Outright to Indianapolis
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball.
When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.
