Two years in the past, David Bednar was within the midst of his second All-Star season.
Now, he’s heading to the minor leagues.
Bednar, after a tough opening weekend for the Pirates, was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday because the crew introduced up right-handed prospect Thomas Harrington.
The 30-year-old nearer struggled for giant chunks of 2024 with a 5.77 ERA and 1.42 WHIP as he recorded 23 saves — 16 fewer than his NL-leading 39 the yr earlier than.
This season bought off to an inauspicious begin in Miami when he got here right into a tie ballgame within the ninth, permitting a triple, an intentional stroll and a walk-off hit to take the loss on Opening Day.
The Pittsburgh native did come again the subsequent day to earn his first save of the yr, however not earlier than permitting a two-run homer.
Pitching in his third straight sport on Sunday, Bednar imploded within the ninth inning of the rubber sport of the sequence when he allowed a leadoff single and stolen base earlier than uncorking a game-ending wild pitch.
After three eventful innings, Bednar carries a 27.00 ERA and he’s allowed extra earned runs (three) than recorded strikeouts (one).
“It’s a challenging conversation, just No. 1 because of who David is as a person and actually what he’s done over the course of his time with the Pirates,” supervisor Derek Shelton mentioned Tuesday, in keeping with the Pittsburgh Publish-Gazette. “However, extra importantly, I believe it’s essential for us. Now we have to get him proper. He’s going to be an enormous a part of our bullpen. We see him taking place, getting proper, coming again and being a part of our bullpen.
“But it’s a challenging conversation, but right now, it’s about making sure we get David Bednar back to the status he was before.”
Shelton has not named a more in-depth to interchange Bednar but.
Pittsburgh takes on the Rays on Tuesday as Harrington makes his main league debut.
