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LioneeR
25 million after arbitration players seems pretty high. They should be able to get quite a few bargain/deadline trade pieces with that. I am not a Pirates fan at all, but I really hope they turn it around soon.
Blue387
I believe Ohlendorf won his arbitration case against the Pirates despite going 1-11 in 2010.
bigpat
Yes, and the majority of those losses came when he’d give up one or two runs, I don’t think that makes him a bad pitcher.
Bucs
No but his record last year, terrible spring, and bad start to this season have him heading towards being a bad pitcher. Don’t be a Ross apologist 1-11 is 1-11.
pirateswillwinin2013
Pirates will be spending some money this off-season, they can move forward now
wkkortas
With such a bold endorsement from Coonelly, I hope NH is renting.
goner
I would expect the Pirates to use some of that $25M to sign Andrew McCutchen to an extension.
Luigi
Hopefully the Pirates don’t pick up any of those options.
derekbellstutu
I agree with gonfalon that the Bucs should spend some of that $25M on an extension for McCutchen. The Pirates have some tough decisions to make in regards to their 40-man roster next offseason. To ease the roster crunch, the Bucs should deal some minor leaguers in exchange for some young, but established major leaguers (specifically a SS) that are controllable for at least 3 years.
Bucs
Unfortunately young controllable short stops don’t grow on trees. And to get one you have to pay a hefty price. Not sure the pirate farm system is strong enough to make that kind of move.
pirateswillwinin2013
depends who your trying to acquire, pirates have a better system them most think