Bucs Cut Romulo Sanchez, Three Others
by Charlie Wilmoth on Mar 9, 2009 1:37 PM EDT
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Neal Huntington declined to get into specifics, but he did say this: "He's got a lot of delivery work to do, and we felt that it was best that he do that outside of major league camp, with the way he came into spring training. He's got a great arm and still has a future with us, but he'll have to work his way back to the majors. He wasn't in line to make this club."
The key phrase there is "with the way he came into spring training." The Post-Gazette connects that of Josh Sharpless last year, in which Huntington explicitly said he was cutting Sharpless because Sharpless didn't show up in shape for camp.
As for the other three cuts (pitcher Daniel Haigwood, catcher Miguel Perez and infielder Pedro Lopez), I'm not sure if there's a reason they're being cut this early, beyond the obvious one that none of them had any prayer of making the big-league team.
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Hey Vlad...
With all due respect,I have the right to my opinion here,just like you do. Those players are just so typical of what the Pirates have been running out for years to the fans. I don’t particularly care where in the system they wind up,none are any kind of difference makers for the franchise.
Of course you have the right to your opinion.
I just don’t see why, when you don’t care, you’d take the trouble to type that you don’t care. Mostly, when I don’t care about things, I show that by not talking about them, not by talking about how much I don’t care about them.
A post like your one earlier in the thread discourages other people, who might care about the topic, from commenting on it. Which is unfortunate.
Vlad....
Of course I’m interested,or I wouldn’t bother to write it. Look,I don’t mean to ruffle your feathers. I’m guessing that I’m a good bit older than you. “Bum” is a commonly used term by my generation. It’s no reflection on the character of those players. They may all be fine young fellows who will have exemplary lives. I use the term “bum” only in relation to their likely prospects as MLB players,specifically as it relates to helping the Pirates. And it seems that just about every day,we hear about players like this,and we’re supposed to get excited about them,I guess….I’m simply saying that I’m not. If you are,that’s great.
And I really don’t think that my humble opinion on ANYTHING is going to discourage anyone else from commenting on this site,whether they agree with me or not! :) If so,their opinion likely isn’t worth much anyway..
You should also resurrect your site(believe you had one). It was really interesting.
Sorry, it's been a rough couple of days for me.
I shouldn’t have jumped on you like that.
I really liked running my blog, and I may bring it back at some point. I just ran out of real-world time for what was basically a hobby, albeit a fun one.
Yeah, sometimes doing all this stuff can be difficult to balance with making money and having a life.
by Charlie Wilmoth on Mar 10, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
You poor, poor bastards
What about us? You only have to write one blog, WE have to read them all? What kind of time do you think that takes, huh? Freakin’ crybabies, sheesh.
No sweat...
Vlad,you and Charlie leave me in the dust on all the number crunching,and your perspectives are usually right on;I enjoy reading them and comparing them with my own. Sometimes it’s frustrating being a Bucs fan……:)
Hope you do bring back your blog in the future,I was disappointed when it stopped.
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