As we continue through our list of thirty teams we start the review process from the winter meetings. Today is always a sad day for die hard baseball fans. It’s like the day after Christmas when you realize it will be another year until the next one. Otherwise, teams that went on benders (Angels and Marlins) may wake up with a hangover.
The Pirates have been steadily improving under Neal Huntington. He proves the point that you don’t need a lot money to be competitive. You just need competent management. He didn’t add a lot of big names so far this offseason, but when you look up you discover he got quite a bit done.
Infield
His first move in the offseason was still his best move. He stole Clint Barmes from the Houston Astros with a two-year contract. Barmes isn’t the kind of shortstop that makes you forget any of the all-time greats. Yet, when you look up at the end of the year, he has put up fielding numbers commensurate with a Gold Glover. Plus, he’l...
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PLAYERS:
Neal Huntington,
Clint Barmes,
Rod Barajas,
Ryan Doumit,
Chris Snyder,
Neil Walker,
Derrek Lee,
Pedro Alvarez,
Andrew McCutchen,
Alex Presley,
Garrett Jones,
Jose Tabata,
Paul Maholm,
Kevin Correia,
Erik Bedard,
Joel Hanrahan,
Jose Veras,
Jason Grilli
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins
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