What a Lineup

by Charlie Wilmoth on Mar 3, 2009 3:59 PM EST

The Pirates' lineup against the Netherlands today, via the Post-Gazette:

Anderson Machado, SS
Luis Cruz, 2B
Craig Monroe, DH
Garrett Jones, RF
Pedro Alvarez, 3B
Andy Phillips, 1B
Jeff Salazar, CF
Ruben Gotay, LF
Erik Kratz, C

I was going to joke that it's a cold day in Florida when Ruben Gotay (I thought he was in minor league camp?) starts in left field, but it's actually in the low 60s there. A lot of these guys will be lucky to get regular duty in Indianapolis.

Anyway, the Pirates are up, 5-3. Randall Simon hit 2-for-4 against his old team. Alvarez has gone 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.

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Ruben Gotay in LF?

Why has Steve Pearce only got 4 plate appearances so far this spring? Gotay has never played a single ML game as a OF. I understand that Hinske is hurt, but Pearce is not. I know it’s just the Dutch so I should chill, but geez.

Is Russell just trying to drive me insane? (I admit it’d just be a short trip.)

Perrotto quotes Russell today as saying it’s a bad idea for Pearce to make the ML roster as a part timer because Nyjer Morgan sucked last April when he was a bench player. WTF?

http://www.tribune-democrat.com/sports/local_story_062000108.html

by WstCstBucco on Mar 3, 2009 5:02 PM EST reply actions

Ouch.

A lineup full of scrubs, and Salazar still hits seventh? He’s screwed.

by Vlad on Mar 3, 2009 5:17 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, Salazar is probably currently the best hitter in that lineup.

by Charlie Wilmoth on Mar 3, 2009 5:26 PM EST up reply actions

What about Alvarez batting fifth?

A nice idea of Russell to get him his first start in the field against the dreaded Dutch.

My dream is still that, with Salazar and Hinske, management will realize the PBC doesn’t need Morgan at all.

by WstCstBucco on Mar 3, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions

Would be nice.

But if they’re already burying Salazar, I doubt it’ll happen. Too bad.

by Vlad on Mar 3, 2009 6:05 PM EST up reply actions

I still have hope

Morgan is batting under .240, and his is last game his awful fielding turned a single into a triple and he was thrown out trying to steal third after his only hit.

The fact that he sat out the next game (yesterday’s), and after it management positively glowed discussing Cutch’s two defensive gems in LF hopefully was meant to be a subtle knock on Morgan.

by WstCstBucco on Mar 3, 2009 6:22 PM EST up reply actions

Oh that’s the Pirates lineup? I was about to make fun of the Dutch there…

by wickethewok on Mar 3, 2009 6:13 PM EST reply actions

No making fun of the Dutch

and I don’t wanna see any sausage jokes here, either. :)

by WstCstBucco on Mar 3, 2009 6:23 PM EST up reply actions

Kratz

Any idea if the Erik Kratz in the lineup today played college ball at Eastern Mennonite in Virginia? If so, he once hit a line drive so hard that it literally knocked over our left fielder.

by wertdogg21 on Mar 3, 2009 6:41 PM EST reply actions