Pirates on the cutting edge?

Many of you may have seen this already but I thought I'd link you to the article about the Bucs purchasing two new video pitching simulators.  I found the link through Rob Neyer on espn.com (subscription required) and he found it through Baseball Think Factory.  Here is the link: http://www.pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=83131&Itemid=9. One thing that stands out is that four teams currently use the machines, the Yankees, Red Sox, Mets and Indians.  While clearly these are four of the richest teams in the sport, they also happen to be four of the most successful.  Who knows the level of correlation.  But, with all the shots that have been taken at the new management over spending money and doing things the same old way, I think it is important to acknowledge steps like this.

It may not be the elixir we are all searching for, but clearly seems to be worth investing $500,000 to find out the benefits.