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Pirates GM Ben Cherington gives Vince Velasquez update

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington spoke on his radio show Sunday afternoon and gave us a little update on starting pitcher, Vince Velasquez.

From what Cherington said, it would seem like the Pirates may have avoided a serious injury with Velasquez, and it shouldn’t be a longer-term injury.

Avoiding a major injury with Velasquez would be huge, considering the Pirates need as many arms as possible as they try to get out of this slump.

“Pretty optimistic this can be a short-term thing,” said Cherington on his radio show. “We’re still getting a little more information, but we’re hopeful. He was in a really good spot and doing what he was intending to do with his pitches, so we’re excited to get him back here on the mound, hopefully, sooner rather than later. We’re going to have a more refined plan early this week with Vince.”

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