Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings will draw the start behind the plate versus the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. Stallings was called up to back up catcher Elias Diaz, while Francisco Cervelli (concussion) is sidelined. Stallings will do the catching and bat seventh against righty Jhoulys Chacin. He's surprisingly hitting well during his limited time in the majors, but won't be around long enough to warrant adding in fantasy leagues.

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli has been placed on the seven day concussion list. "Per the Pirates, Cervelli reported symptoms to the medical staff after last night's game." wrote Adam Berry of MLB.com. Jacob Stallings as been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. Elias Diaz will be the signal caller Friday against Arizona, he is 2-for-3 against Patrick Corbin. Diaz is hitting .298 on the season, but may share time with Jacob Stallings who was slashing .289/.335/.396 with 25 RBI[...]

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman/outfielder Adam Frazier has been optioned to Triple-A. Catcher Jacob Stallings has been added to the major league roster, as cover for Francisco Cervelli, whose status is uncertain. Frazier has been hitting just .237 with three home runs in 152 plate appearances, making it tough to hold onto him in any mixed league formats. Stallings has hit .294 with one home run and one stolen base in 167 plate appearances at Triple-A. Stallings has hit extremely well in tw[...]