Comments on: Huntington on Hanrahan, Alvarez, Marte, Cole, Cespedes

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:49:00 +0000

Why even bother about this team…NH might be ok…but the owner really does not care about this team winning. Really look at the talent.. who would the Yankees or Red Socks or Cardinals want from this team?? Maybe 3 or 4 playes as part time fillin players.. NO PITCHING=NOT WINNING.. SIMPLE..

By: Jason Durso

Jason Durso — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:44:00 +0000

Are you joking, meek not on the team? He is probably one of the best relievers in our system. And as tempting as it is to want to get a great return back in a trade from hanrahan, as a team that doesnt have a great offense and always finds themselves in one run or tied games i think it would be much more beneficial to the team if he stays

By: Ian Rothermund

Ian Rothermund — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:14:00 +0000

Meek has a season ruined by injury and he’s garbage? Ridiculous. However, if after an entire off-season of rest, he comes back and still can’t hit 90, there might be a serious problem with him.

By: Ian Rothermund

Ian Rothermund — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:10:00 +0000

But what’s Hanrahan’s value on a team that can’t make it to the playoffs? There’s no reason to hang on to a guy that can give you players ready for MLB right now or quality prospects higher up in the system.

By: steve-O K

steve-O K — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:04:00 +0000

Wow, to even talk about trading Hanrahan tells me one thing. He has been on the market for a while and the Bucs are not liking what others offer. Comments like this go a long way on the mlb trade rumors, hopefully upping his value… They should have traded him months ago and I know Texas is a deep team.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:44:00 +0000

Hanrahan is the best trade chip the Pirates have had since Jason Bay only its much easier to replace a 1 inning pitcher than a power hitting OF. I think as the winter goes on they could sign a Broxton or Franky Cordero type cheap on a 1 yr deal to fill in until the deadline then flip them for more youth. Hopefully someone Meek Morris Leroux Veras even Resop is ready to take the job by then. I agree with Tim Morris could be the closer for the next 4-5 years.

By: Tim Williams

Tim Williams — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:21:00 +0000

These are the same things that were said about Hanrahan prior to the 2011 season. Remember when there was a competition between Meek and Hanrahan? I remember there were some complaints when the Pirates picked Hanrahan early in Spring Training, without letting the competition play out.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:18:00 +0000

-The Pirates are not in play for Yoenis Cespedes

I am totally shocked that the Pirates are not going to go after a player with talent that would cost them more than their payroll for 2012.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:17:00 +0000

None of the guys that are mentioned so far were used in closing situations last year. Meek would not even make the club if I were running the team. Try trading him and see what he brings? I would much rather see them bring a guy like Dotel in, he can pitch the 8th inning and could be used to close if all the other experiments fail, but as usual, if Hanrahan goes, we are back to experimenting for a closer, experimenting usually equates to losing. They could not even find someone to pitch the 8th inning last year, think where they would have been if Hanrahan wouldn’t have been around!

I am not saying I would never trade Hanrahan, but someone would have to blow me away before I would let him go.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:16:00 +0000

With the way they are being constructed who care who closes..What is the differerence between 100 and 115 losses? Not much..