Pirates selected the contract of LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Since the news came down of Barco’s arrival yesterday, there’s been no indication that he’ll be lined up to start a game. He’ll probably just make one or two appearances in middle relief this week. Barco, 24, had a 2.81 ERA and a 116/49 K/BB in 99 1/3 innings between Double- and Triple-A this season.