Pirates May Dabble In Free Agency

Why would anyone want Wily Mo Pena? He's awful. The Pirates need to bring in someone with upside, not a crappy veteran starter. They already tried that with Matt Morris and that worked out well. I'd rather see them give Pearce a shot and go with young starters than see Wily Wonka Pena out there. Spending money for the sake of spending it is senseless.

Don't think the "setup man market" would include Park; he'd be happy to return to LA UNLESS he can find a job somewhere else as a starter.

Umm, the Pirates' pitchers aren't all that young. They should just let the kids battle it out for spots. Maholm, Snell, and Gorzelanny (if healthy) should be locked into the first 3 spots. After that, there can be a free-for-all between Duke, Ohlendorf, Karstens, and a few others.

Or they could be like the 2008 Twins and sign Livan Hernandez. A lot of good that veteran presence did them. Or see if Matt Morris will come back as veteran presence. Oh.

The Red Sox have a perpetual $4 million option on Wakefield, so he is a Red Sock unless they first decline the option. When that ever happens, hard to imagine him playing elsewhere.

I understand where the Pirates are coming from. At the same time, the players they can afford are not generally so good that a rebuilding team should be throwing money at that kind of player. They aren't signing any stars. Might as well start with Moss and Pearce at the OF corners and see what they can do. If one of them is seriously struggling after a few months, then that guy can get benched with McLouth sliding to a corner and McCutchen called up to play CF.

The Marlins are definitely players for a CF, since they don't have a guy named Cameron Maybin ready for the majors.

I agree that their pitchers aren't all that young, but I think they still need a veteran leader to help them out. Obviously, Matt Morris didn't do the job, but it's not like he was useful when before they acquired him though. They need someone who's had some success. But the FA list seems to be a bit barren, as I don't see anyone I would like them to get. But hey, wouldn't it be crazy if the Bucs signed Pavano??? It'd be like David Littlefield all over again.

As for that power bat, I don't think they need to get one. Let the youngsters play. Hitters learn easier than do pitchers, so it's not like they're in dire need for one. McCutchen could be ready for the bigs, so they could just slide McLouth to a corner. An outfield of McLouth-McCutchen-Moss/Pearce isn't too bad. Or they could just slide Doumit to a corner outfield spot and sign a catcher. Pudge, anyone? That would make their OF look like this, though: Doumit-McLouth-Moss/Pearce. Who needs an OF power bat with an OF like that?