Tag Archives: position battle
25-Man Roster Notes: Veras, Beimel, Olsen, Ascanio, Hart
A few notes on the 25-man roster… -We heard on Wednesday that Joe Beimel will make the roster, which is a move that was expected. Rob Biertempfel has an update… Read more
2011 Spring Training Battles: Bench
Every year the battles in Spring Training are pretty much limited to the same three areas: the 5th starter role, the bullpen, and the bench. It only makes sense that… Read more
Phase Two of the Rebuilding Plan Officially Begins
Regardless of how you felt about the last two years, it’s clear that the Pirates had a goal of bringing an influx of talent in to the system through the… Read more
Vazquez out?
Surprising news from Dejan Kovacevic today: Ramon Vazquez thinks he might be gone from the Pirates once the regular season begins. I think it’s safe to say that most of… Read more
Demoting Jeff Clement to AAA
I want to preface this by saying that I don’t place much value on Spring Training numbers. There are some stats that can provide encouragement, such as John Raynor’s high… Read more
Spring Training Battles: Bench
The bulk of Pittsburgh’s free agent activity this winter has been additions to the bench. In fact, the only two major league contracts the Pirates have handed out to free… Read more
Spring Training Battles: Starting Rotation
Last year the downfall of the Pirates was the starting rotation, which led the Pirates to the worst ERA in the NL, and the 28th ranked ERA in the majors…. Read more
Spring Training Battles: Bullpen
The bullpen is an area that Pirates’ GM Neal Huntington doesn’t like to spend a lot of money on. I’m in agreement with this strategy. All it takes is a… Read more
Spring Training Battles: Outfield
The July trades of Jason Bay and Xavier Nady brought eight players in to the fold for the Pirates, including top prospects Jose Tabata and Bryan Morris, but in exchange,… Read more
Spring Training Battles: Third Base
It’s hard to call the third base position a “battle”, especially since the Pirates have pretty much said that Andy LaRoche will get the first shot over Neil Walker. So… Read more
