An unofficial Pittsburgh Pirates blog 2012-02-14T19:33:27Z http://www.bucsdugout.com/rss/fanshots 2012-02-14T19:33:27Z 2012-02-14T19:33:27Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/BiertempfelTrib/status/169499731142262785">Pirates Will Not Sign Dmitri&nbsp;Young</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>via Rob Biertempfel on Twitter. It's on Twitter, so it must be true! Assuming it is, this is news no matter what your position was relative to the fence. In other news, pitchers and catchers cannot report soon enough.</p></div> http://www.bucsdugout.com/2012/2/14/2798087/pirates-will-not-sign-dmitri-young glass0941 2012-02-14T19:25:21Z 2012-02-14T19:25:21Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120214&amp;content_id=26682354&amp;vkey=news_mlb&amp;c_id=mlb">Indians DFA Kelvin De La&nbsp;Cruz</a></h3> <div class="description"><p><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=delacr001kel">De La Cruz</a>, who will be 23 next year, is a promising lefty who in my view might be worth a waiver claim. He's tall and lean (listed at 6'5", 190 lbs.) and has a low-90s fastball and a big curve. He's got a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPeFK-k8uZ4">smooth-looking delivery</a>, and I think there might be some physical projection remaining as well.</p> <p>De La Cruz started encountering elbow problems in 2009, and his command and control have been iffy ever since, but I don't think it's impossible that he'd show some improvement in locating his pitches, and if he does, look out. De La Cruz's history of arm problems probably means that he'd project best as a reliever going forward, even though he's been brought up as a starter for developmental reasons. He spent 2011 at AA, and has one option remaining.</p> <p>What do you think?</p></div> http://www.bucsdugout.com/2012/2/14/2798064/indians-dfa-kelvin-de-la-cruz Vlad 2012-02-14T18:48:18Z 2012-02-14T18:48:18Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20093919&amp;topic_id=7417714&amp;c_id=mlb&amp;tcid=vpp_copy_20093919&amp;v=3">MLB Network's Brian Kenny Loves the Barmes&nbsp;Signing</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>The link goes to a video of Kenny counting down his top six moves of the offseason, and his list includes the Pirates' signing of Clint Barmes.</p></div> http://www.bucsdugout.com/2012/2/14/2797976/mlb-networks-brian-kenny-loves-the-barmes-signing Vlad 2012-02-14T16:10:37Z 2012-02-14T16:10:37Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/17167/2012-mlb-season-preview-pittsburgh-pirates">2012 Season Preview: Pittsburgh&nbsp;Pirates</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Jonah Keri previews the Pirates' season for Grantland. It's surprisingly positive. Via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/DTonPirates">David</a> on Twitter.</p></div> http://www.bucsdugout.com/2012/2/14/2797554/2012-season-preview-pittsburgh-pirates Charlie Wilmoth 2012-02-14T15:51:45Z 2012-02-14T15:51:45Z <blockquote> <p>Interestingly, some #Yankees people oppose trading Burnett, believing team could get more at deadline.</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal/status/169446711075409922">Ken Rosenthal</a>. Rosenthal still thinks the deal will get done, however, with the Yankees getting <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal/status/169446706264539136">"marginal prospects."</a></p></div> http://www.bucsdugout.com/2012/2/14/2797512/interestingly-some-yankees-people-oppose-trading-burnett-believing Charlie Wilmoth 2012-02-14T12:26:10Z 2012-02-14T12:26:10Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/7810/reports-cubs-making-push-for-soler">Cubs Sign&nbsp;Soler?</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>To follow up to the linked article from yesterday, WGN morning news sports guy says it's done. </p> <p>Of course, he had no details, because the guy is a TOTAL <strong>knob</strong><em></em>, but it's the first I've heard of it.</p></div> http://www.bucsdugout.com/2012/2/14/2797137/cubs-sign-soler cocktailsfor2 2012-02-14T01:27:37Z 2012-02-14T01:27:37Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://tomsinger.mlblogs.com/2012/02/14/burnetts-bff-rod-barajas/#comments">aj burnett and rod barajas have&nbsp;history</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>seems rod was aj's favorite target for his best year.</p></div> http://www.bucsdugout.com/2012/2/13/2796517/burnett-and-barajas-have-history karreemofwheat 2012-02-14T01:15:10Z 2012-02-14T01:15:10Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://rumbunter.com/2012/02/13/pittsburgh-pirates-the-bench-the-farm-the-rumbunter-podcast/">The Rumbunter Podcast&nbsp;Returns!</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>With interviews of Pirates Bench Coach Jeff Banister (and his connection to Moonlight Graham), and LHP Joshua Poytress.</p></div> http://www.bucsdugout.com/2012/2/13/2796493/the-rumbunter-podcast-returns cocktailsfor2