The Pittsburgh Pirates have decided to promote 22-year-old right-hander Bubba Chandler — baseball’s top pitching prospect — ahead of their game Friday against the Colorado Rockies. Pirates manager Don ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have chosen to elevate their top pitching prospect to the Majors, but his role as a starter or reliever has not been defined.

Making sure Chandler continued to develop in Triple-A may have been the right call this year, even if the Pirates had been competing. After all, he’s only 22 years old, and unless you’re Paul Skenes, ...