It's probably better that you just stay away...

Mark Redman, Jody Gerut, and Dave Williams are all eyeing returns before for the season ends, but the Pirates aren't so sure about that says Dejan in today's notebook. That's probably a good thing. Mark Redman brings nothing but losses in starts where we could be watching Bullington, Snell, or Gorzelanny. Jody Gerut probably won't do anything but take at-bats away from Nate McLouth and Craig Wilson, two people who are better than him and need ABs at this point in the year (McLouth because he's a rookie, Craig Wilson because he's missed so much time). As for Dave Williams, it's similar to Redman, I'd rather watch the rookies pitch in his place. Mackanin continues his mastery of the obvious (maybe continues is a bad word, I wonder about that guy):

Interim manager Pete Mackanin said the Pirates would prefer to use the remaining schedule to look at newcomers because, especially with Williams and Redman, they are aware of what they can do.

Yes Mac(k), we all know what Mark Redman can do. That's for sure. The notebook then goes on to reveal that the Bucs are going with a 5-man rotation the rest of the way out, Wells, Duke, Maholm, Perez, Snell. Gorzelanny will make a spot-start on Tuesday to even things out from the double-header, then he will join Bullington in the pen for the rest of the year. I suppose that's understandable, especially if they take innings away from Mesa in the pen.