Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Steven Brault said the club has discussed having him piggyback starts with Chad Kuhl.
The Pirates are willing to think outside the box to fill their fifth rotation spot left vacant by Chris Archer (neck surgery). Brault dealt with a shoulder strain in the spring and Kuhl is coming back from Tommy John surgery, so the pairing makes sense. Brault recorded a career-worst 5.16 ERA over 113 1/3 innings (19 starts) last season.
numberFire's models expect Brault to record a 4.81 ERA and 1.44 WHIP with 37 strikeouts and 19 walks in 43 innings this season.
Source: Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic