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Link Roundup: Adam LaRoche At It Again
-P- The Bucs, as if suddenly having noticed that they'd only scored about six runs all month, dropped fifteen on the Dodgers tonight. The Pirates did this against a pretty good starting pitcher (Chad Billingsley) too. Adam LaRoche hit two homers and drove in five runs, and every spot in the lineup...
Minor League Numbers Matter
When I read questions like the last one here, which asks if the Pirates scouted Andy LaRoche before trading for him, I get a little uncomfortable. This is a strange time of year, and the Pirates need to use their available playing time to look at their best young players without worrying too much...
Steve Pearce Sent to Indianapolis
Doug Mientkiewicz has been activated from the bereavement list; Steve Pearce has been sent to Indianapolis to make room for him, because having three backup infielders, or three thirty-something bench players, is that much more important than giving a young player a shot, I guess. The Pirates have...
Another Quickie
I get back to San Diego late tomorrow night, then fly east the next day, so thanks for tolerating my travel schedule, and things will be back to semi-normal soon. A couple of things: -P- I got an email today asking who the Pirates' starting outfielders next year will be. At this point, your...
Another Quick Thought About Nyjer Morgan
We'll see pretty quickly whether this talk from the Bucs' front office about Morgan's "development" is even believable. The Pirates have Andrew McCutchen and Steve Pearce in two of their outfield spots. In the other is Kevin Thompson, who's Indianapolis' best hitter so far and probably next in the...
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