Baseball fans: Stop considering the Pittsburgh Pirates to be a backwards-thinking group. When Frank Coonelly and Neal Hunington were brought on to replace Kevin McClatchy and Dave Littlefield, the organization was fundamentally changed. The move that doomed Littlefield was his selection of left-handed reliever Daniel Moskos over catcher Matt Wieters in 2007′s Rule 4 draft. [...]
Archive | March, 2009
Four Spring Training Roster Crunches that Could Benefit the Pirates
With Opening Day less than three weeks away, big league rosters are beginning to take shape. Several teams have more talented players than they do open jobs. Those surpluses force transactions, and talent-poor teams like the Pirates can shop for bargains. There are four such situations that Neal Huntington would be wise to explore before [...]
Danny Moskos: Jarek Cunningham Could Miss Serious Time Due to Knee Injury
Two months ago, we posted our breakdown of the Pirates’ future at shortstop. In 2009, expect Jack Wilson, Ramon Vazquez and Brian Bixler or Luis Cruz to earn playing time at the position. In the longer term, players like Brian Friday, Jordy Mercer, Chase D’Arnaud and Jarek Cunningham seem to have the best chance of [...]
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