McLouth Feels Agreement Is Possible

Pirates outfielder Nate McLouth, who has an arbitration hearing scheduled for Tuesday, has a feeling that the chances of reaching an agreement have increased since he last spoke to MLB.com’s Jenifer Langosch.

The two sides have a $1.05MM gap – McLouth submitted $3.8MM, while the Pirates submitted $2.75MM for his first arb year salary.  Langosch notes that the Bucs haven’t had a hearing since Jack Wilson’s in ’04.