Here are the pitchers. As always, I take a broad-brush approach – the 1 and 2 slots are for pitchers we think (hope) will dominate opposing teams, the 3rd and 4th starters are slightly above-average to break-even guys, and we hope the 5th starter is competent. Notice that there are a lot of names making waves in the minors right now who don’t even make the chart. The Pirates appear to have a minor league system that can now be justifiably confident in its depth. Once again, if these pitchers pan out (no jinx!), the team might have the wonderful problem of choosing between Rudy Owens or Bryan Morris or Tim Alderson as our 4th or 5th starter.
Position |
Player |
Acquired |
ST |
OL |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
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S1 |
Kevin Correia |
fa11 |
6.027 |
1 |
30 |
31 |
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Rudy Owens |
dr06 |
0.000 |
3 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
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Gerrit Cole |
dr11 |
0.000 |
3 |
NYPenn |
A+ |
AA |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
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S2 |
Charlie Morton |
tr09 |
2.054 |
1 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
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Jameson Taillon |
dr10 |
0.000 |
3 |
A |
AA |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
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Luis Heredia |
fa10 |
0.000 |
3 |
R |
A |
AA |
AAA |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
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S3 |
James McDonald |
tr10 |
1.004 |
0 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
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Bryan Morris |
tr08 |
0.000 |
2 |
AA |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
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Stetson Allie |
dr10 |
0.000 |
3 |
A |
AA |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
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S4 |
Paul Maholm |
dr03 |
5.037 |
3 |
28 |
29 |
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Jeff Locke |
tr09 |
0.000 |
3 |
AA |
AAA |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
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Zack Dodson |
dr09 |
0.000 |
3 |
A |
AA |
AAA |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
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S5 |
Ross Ohlendorf |
tr08 |
2.139 |
2 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
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Brad Lincoln |
dr06 |
0.072 |
1 |
AAA |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
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Zachary Von Rosenberg |
dr09 |
0.000 |
3 |
AA |
AAA |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
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Set-up |
Evan Meek |
5dr07 |
2.037 |
2 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
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Closer |
Joel Hanrahan |
tr09 |
3.065 |
? |
29 |
30 |
31 |
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Player starts year in AAA but called up before September; not eligible for arbitration. |
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Player is not eligible for arbitration. |
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Age as of 1st month of season |
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Player is eligible for arbitration. |
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Player is under contract. |
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Player is under an option that the Pirates may exercise. |
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Player is eligible for free agency and is presumed not to be with the Pirates. |
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