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<t>Thanks for the info from Mackey. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> As I posted earlier, if the Bucs do not plan to use Davis behind the plate, I hope that management jettisons Hedges by the trade deadline (release him if no one wants him) and that Delay is back in the majors. Delay deserved a better fate.<...

<t>I fall into the keep him camp. As Surg noted, he has 3 years of control remaining, and he will remain 'cheap through at least next year. Hopefully, 2024 can be a better year for the team and that a closer will have greater value. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> While closers do sometimes emerge out of no...

<t>I doubt that they are bringing Peguero up to languish on the bench. My guess is that he starts at SS with Gonzalez at 2nd and that Marcano is the infield reserve. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> All of the Bucs' current crop of infielders are young: 22 - 25 years of age with limited major league experien...

Also, don't look now, but the 'lowly' and seriously under-performing Cardinals are about to pass the Bucs and put the team in the all too familiar position of last place in the NL Central.

I rarely root for rain-outs, but I hope that Tuesday's game is rained out so you can see Priester of Wednesday. Loyal Buc fans deserve at least a modicum of joy in their life.

<t>The Pirates 10th round pick, Landon Tomkins, a RH relief pitcher out of Louisiana Tech has signed for $15,000. The slot value was $171,200. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> While the Bucs still need to sign 15 draftees, something doesn't feel right here. Either Tomkins had a lot of traffic tickets he had ...

<t>MLB Trade Rumors is reporting that Priester is coming up and that he will start on Monday. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Looks like they wanted to give Keller a break, which indicates to me that Bucs' management has resigned themselves to not making a push this year. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> With so man...

<t>The Pirate's website is reporting that the Bucs have signed 3 of their 21 draft picks:<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> # 2 - Mitch Jebb for $1,650,000 which is $396,000 below the slot value of #2,045,900.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> # 4 - Carlson Reed for $600,000 which is $46,900 below the slot value of $646,...

<t>How can you not respect that he is about the only player on the Pirates who can bunt, and how Shelton always hopes that he comes to the plate with a runner on 1st and no outs so he can display how well he bunts. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Clearly, all of baseball knows that his glorious pitch framin...

<t>I know much less about the draft than many on this Board, but I am surprised that only 3 of the players the Pirates drafted are High School players, and 1 from JuCo. 17 of the 21 draft picks were college seniors. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> In short, I don't see much risk taking by the Pirates or try...