Re: Pirate fans: Bucs will still have many options
Okay, lets see what we've got,
we'll start with pitching:
the Pirates may not be too quick to try and sign a starting pitcher as they have Kris Benson,Kip Wells,Josh Fogg and Oliver Perez, in house candidates for the fifth starter spot include: Nelson Figueroa, Soloman Torres,Brian Meadows, Ryan Voglesong, Dave Williams and Matt Guerrier,
they do need help in the bullpen, especially the Closer spot, Mike Lincoln had 5 saves for the team last season but is better suited for middle relief, Juan Acevedo was a solid Closer for Detroit in 2002 but fell off the pace last season splitting the season between the Yankees and the Blue Jays,
if the team is going to sign a Closer it will be one of the lower priced, perhaps Antonio Alfonseca, Mike DeJean or Braden Looper,
on the field the Pirates have a few needs as well:1B 3B RF and the bench,at 1B Robert Fick's name has been mentioned before and would be a good signing, at 3B Tatis, Tony Batista and Todd Zeile are all possibilities, Tatis or Zeile can be had a lower price than Batista, in RF Jeromy Burnitz, Brian Jordan John Vander Wal and Troy O'Leary have been mentioned at one time or another, it could be possible for Pittsburgh to sign two of these players, one in Left and one in Right and allow Jason Bay to get more seasoning down in the minors, Tike Redman seems like a lock in Center, at least for now, the bench can be pieced together with minor league signings, as is Craig Wilson Rob Mackowiak and Daryl Ward should have spots on the bench,
it will also be interesting to see who will win the 2B job, will it be Bobby Hill or Freddy Sanchez, both were highly regarded prospects with there former teams, so it should be an interesting battle.
Okay, lets see what we've got,
we'll start with pitching:
the Pirates may not be too quick to try and sign a starting pitcher as they have Kris Benson,Kip Wells,Josh Fogg and Oliver Perez, in house candidates for the fifth starter spot include: Nelson Figueroa, Soloman Torres,Brian Meadows, Ryan Voglesong, Dave Williams and Matt Guerrier,
they do need help in the bullpen, especially the Closer spot, Mike Lincoln had 5 saves for the team last season but is better suited for middle relief, Juan Acevedo was a solid Closer for Detroit in 2002 but fell off the pace last season splitting the season between the Yankees and the Blue Jays,
if the team is going to sign a Closer it will be one of the lower priced, perhaps Antonio Alfonseca, Mike DeJean or Braden Looper,
on the field the Pirates have a few needs as well:1B 3B RF and the bench,at 1B Robert Fick's name has been mentioned before and would be a good signing, at 3B Tatis, Tony Batista and Todd Zeile are all possibilities, Tatis or Zeile can be had a lower price than Batista, in RF Jeromy Burnitz, Brian Jordan John Vander Wal and Troy O'Leary have been mentioned at one time or another, it could be possible for Pittsburgh to sign two of these players, one in Left and one in Right and allow Jason Bay to get more seasoning down in the minors, Tike Redman seems like a lock in Center, at least for now, the bench can be pieced together with minor league signings, as is Craig Wilson Rob Mackowiak and Daryl Ward should have spots on the bench,
it will also be interesting to see who will win the 2B job, will it be Bobby Hill or Freddy Sanchez, both were highly regarded prospects with there former teams, so it should be an interesting battle.
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