One of the biggest lingering questions as we head into the final week of draft prep season has been George Kirby's status. He was shut down a few weeks ago with shoulder soreness, but we received painfully few details at the time,

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that Jared Jones has been shut down for the rest of Spring Training, and will miss his last scheduled start of the pre-season. At this point, the team is still trying to figure out the severity of the injury, waiting for a second opinion to formulate a plan for treatment and timetable for when Jones can throw again.

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones is missing his next spring training start because of elbow discomfort.