PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates will get one of their top pitchers back from injury in Jared Jones in the coming weeks and will have to figure out where his role is on the pitching staff.

Jones, unlike the Pirates, knows exaclty what he wants to do when he comes back off the injured list and that's join the starting rotation

He said so as much following his third rehab assignment start and his first with Double-A Altoona on May 12, confirming that he'll throw a bullpen when he comes back to Pittsburgh, but that he doesn't want to throw out of the bullpen when he's healthy

"No," Jones said shaking his head when asked the question postgame.…