Comments on: Should the Pirates Buy Out Ronny Cedeno?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:34:00 +0000

I would not like the Pirates to pick up his option. I agree his defense this past year was solid and he does seem to have the ability to hit, but I think his attitude, hustle (lack there of at times) and overall demeanor seem to be everything the Pirates are NOT. I would love to see them go hard after Lowrie if that could work, if not, take a hot with a Therio or Barmes with Ciriaco as the back-up and see what Mercer looks like in AAA for the future.

By: Jimmy Coverdale

Jimmy Coverdale — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:19:00 +0000

He was traded to the White Sox for Ozzie Guillen

By: Jimmy Coverdale

Jimmy Coverdale — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:17:00 +0000

It has to be worth a shot at going for an upgrade. Do you see any other team offering Cedeno a starting gig?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:11:00 +0000

what makes anyone think ciriaco is a major league shortstop. check the hits he got at the end of the year and i think most of them were bloops. i did not c him hit the ball hard. not even hard outs. cedeno did give us good defense but check his previous years. very inconsistant. remember the bunts at the most inoportune times. 3 million and another year of not smart baseball plays from him would cause me to think will will not improve as a baseball team. what would it take to get nunez from yankees.?

By: Tim Williams

Tim Williams — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:59:00 +0000

I’d agree with the convenience part. Cedeno’s option is similar to Maholm’s, on a smaller scale. It’s not to the point where the price is too expensive. However, there are similar, or better options on the free agent market that can be had for the same price, or less.

By: Jimmy Coverdale

Jimmy Coverdale — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:55:00 +0000

I don’t really see picking up Cedeno’s option as anything
more than a move of convenience right now. There are plenty of similar
alternatives for Huntington if he fails to find an upgrade. Cedeno (or Punto,
McDonald, Santiago) could probably be had in late December/January for
something closer to $1m. Might it be worth getting a SS who will have an OBP
over .300 (like Jamey Carroll) and pairing him with Ciriaco?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:52:00 +0000

Another reason to keep Cedano is the fact that the Pirate pitching staff is built around pitchers that put the ball in play, Cedano is in the top five in the NL in defense and can hit a little.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:50:00 +0000

IMO, The Pirates should pick up the option on Cedeno, the Pirates will have two or possibly three guys ready to take that spot in 2013 or even possibly by the middle of 2012. If they pick up the option they can still trade if a deal comes along.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:24:00 +0000

I stand corrected…

By: Vince Riedy

Vince Riedy — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:21:00 +0000

Shortstop needs to be defense first position especially with younger pitchers. Cedeno’s option is certainly fair value to bring him back. If he fails in 2012 defensively start Ciriaco and see what he can do and evaluate from there.