High-A Greensboro reinstated Brannigan (shoulder) from the 7-day injured list Wednesday.
Brannigan has been seeing the ball well since his return from a left shoulder injury, as he's now gone 6-for-12 with one home run, two RBI and three runs scored in three games. He'll set his sights on finishing out the season strong at High-A after missing the last month due to injury.
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Pirates' Jack Brannigan: Taking hot bat to AFL
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Brannigan will play for the Salt River Rafters this year in the Arizona Fall League.
Brannigan went on a tear to close the regular season, slashing .299/.382/.605 with 12 home runs and seven steals in 38 games after getting promoted from Single-A Bradenton to High-A Greensboro. He played 47 games at third base, 27 games at shortstop and 11 games at second base this year and will turn 23 years old during spring training. Given his age and 33.5 percent strikeout rate at High-A, there's reason to be skeptical of him hitting enough in the upper levels of the minors to profile as a big-league regular.
