Jared Jones

Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk provided some injury updates to reporters, including Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Perhaps most notably, right-hander Jared Jones is doing well in his rehab and the club is trying to have him ready at the one-year mark of his surgery. Jones underwent surgery on the ulnar collateral…

Pirates senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Monday that Jones (elbow) should be ready for game action when he's eligible to return from the 60-day injured list in late May, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

The 24-year-old right-hander has already been placed on the 60-day injured list to open the season, with the expectation that he could be ready to return when he's eligible at the end of May. Jones underwent his internal brace surgery last May, so he'll be on the tail end of the 10-12-month timeframe for recovery that he was given following the procedure.

The Pirates placed Jones (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The move, which makes room for Jose Urquidy on the roster, comes hours after he was seen throwing at Pirates camp today. Jones's internal brace surgery that took place last May comes with a 10-12 month recovery window, so it's a little disappointing to see him already ruled out for the first two months of the season. Still, the Pirates weren't going to rack up a big innings total anyway. Jones looked like a long-term No. 2 starter behind Paul Skenes while going 6-8 with a 4.14 ERA and a 132/39 K/BB in 121 2/3 innings as a 22-year-old rookie in 2024. He might have something to offer in mixed leagues come June or July.