2011 Bucco's Spring Training

[Borski]

We didnt have our big guys either.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Pirates announced on Thursday that they agreed to terms with the remaining 27 unsigned players on the club's 40-man roster. All of these players have fewer than three years of service time.
The Bucs actually have 29 players on the roster whose service time falls in this zero-to-three year range, though Pedro Alvarez and Aaron Thompson already had contracts for the 2011 season. Thompson had his contract renewed by Washington before the Pirates claimed the left-hander off waivers.
Alvarez signed a Major League contract with the club when he agreed to terms after the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. In that contract, it guaranteed the third baseman $550,000 for the upcoming season.

[steelerdude15]

Pedro and Andrew have been playing well this pre-season.

[cakmakli]

Pedro and Andrew have been playing well this pre-season.

How has Walker been doing? I really enjoyed watching him last year and I'm looking forward to it this year as well.

Last Sunday morning me and my dad rode downtown and walked along the river and around the park. It really got me excited. I might be a sucker and all but I can't wait to get inside of it and watch some ballgames

[Borski]

How has Walker been doing? I really enjoyed watching him last year and I'm looking forward to it this year as well.

Last Sunday morning me and my dad rode downtown and walked along the river and around the park. It really got me excited. I might be a sucker and all but I can't wait to get inside of it and watch some ballgames

he hit a 2 run HR today.

[steelpride12]

Bats spring to life in six-run rally vs. Red Sox



http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/ne...=.jsp&c_id=pit

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Just got my tickets for 04/9-10

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Pirates Claim Garrett Olson

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [March 18, 2011 at 12:55pm CST]
The Pirates claimed Garrett Olson off of waivers from the Mariners, the teams have announced.
Olsen, 27, posted a 4.54 ERA with 7.4 K/9, 3.6 BB/9 and a 37.1% ground ball rate in 37 2/3 innings of relief for the Mariners last year. It was his second season in Seattle after two seasons with the Orioles, the organization that drafted him in the first round of the 2005 draft.
Olson figures to compete with Joe Beimel and Scott Olsen for left-handed relief jobs in manager Clint Hurdle's bullpen once he arrives in Pirates camp. Kirby Arnold of the Daily Herald first reported the claim.

[X-Terminator]

Another scrub off the scrap heap that Dopey Huntington thinks is a "star in the making."

Next...

[steelpride12]

I got my tickets for the second game of the season against the Rockies, man opening day is so close!

[SteelCityMan786]

http://post-gazette.com/pg/11080/1133607-100.stm

Atkins is gone, Olsen on the DL

[steelpride12]

Just crossing names off getting ready for opening day. The Bucs are a young group and Atkins at 31 was not cutting it and going 4-31 is just playing ugly at the bat.

[BPS3akaWirels3]

Pirates Notes: Doumit, Bowker, Rodriguez, McCutchen

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [March 25, 2011 at 12:05pm CST]
The Pirates optioned Daniel McCutchen to Triple-A and reassigned Sean Gallagher, Tyler Yates, Wyatt Toregas and Josh Fields to minor league camp today. Here are more updates on the Pirates from Florida...

• Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review hears that the Pirates will not release Ryan Doumit if they can't work out a trade (Twitter link). Though Doumit will earn $5.1MM this year, the Pirates like his bat.
• GM Neal Huntington told Pat Lackey of Where Have You Gone Andy Van Slyke that the Pirates haven't focused on pitching in recent drafts, even though it might appear that way. The Pirates have just been selecting the players at the top of their draft board, according to Huntington. Pittsburgh picks first overall in 2011.
• In a separate post, Lackey points out that John Bowker's strong spring has likely assured that Rule 5 selection Josh Rodriguez will be returned to the Indians.
• Huntington told reporters this morning that the goal for McCutchen at the Major League level would be for him to pitch multiple innings as a reliever. The right-hander may return to the Triple-A rotation.

[steelerdude15]

Doumit needs to go, he's not a great catcher (at all), but he is a decent hitter at best. He's too slow when it comes to throwing out runners who are stealing.

[steelpride12]

Doumit is done for I just wish the Bucs could get a possible trade for his ass Im sick of all his rumors!

[steelerdude15]

Doumit is done for I just wish the Bucs could get a possible trade for his ass Im sick of all his rumors!

Well he isn't starting for sure. Like I said, he's a decent batter, but not so good of a catcher. Jason Kendall was the last good one we had.

[steelpride12]

Well I like Snyder over Doumit, but dammit one of them has to stay healthy.