Article: Pirates' starter Ian Snell running out of time

Ian Snell is clinging -- just barely -- to his spot in the Pirates' rotation.

Snell will make his next scheduled start Sunday against the Kansas City Royals. After that, nothing is certain.

After being bounced in the third inning Tuesday against the Cleveland Indians, Snell is 2-8 with a 5.36 ERA. The right-hander has one minor-league option remaining.

"At some point, we're going to have to make a decision about, do we continue with him in the rotation, do we put him in the bullpen or do we option him and see if we can get those adjustments made down there?" general manager Neal Huntington said Wednesday.

"It's not like it's do-or-die in his next start. But at some point, we've got to see ...

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