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Pirates Still Interested in Mat Latos?

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At the end of the MLB winter meetings, Travis Sawchik reported that the Pirates were interested in Mat Latos. You can find in depth analysis and stats for Latos in the link above. Today we here from Jerry Crasnick that there could still be interest in adding Latos, who is likely looking for a one-year deal to re-establish some value.

The Pirates have added Ryan Vogelsong to the rotation and Kyle Lobstein as a possible depth option in case of injuries, but neither pitcher should keep the Pirates from adding a better option at the back of the rotation. The team also needs more than six options for the starting rotation going into the season, especially when the back-end of the rotation has question marks. Last year, the Pirates had ten possible rotation options going into Spring Training and you should expect them to add at least 1-2 more this year, even if it doesn’t end up being Latos.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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