Looking Ahead To The 40 Man Winter Roster

maher.timothy20@gm · Post by **maher.timothy20@gm** » Sun Nov 01, 2020 10:19 pm

496F687D74786F79711A0 wrote: Burdi DFA'd needs another TJ surgery

Damn shame. Was looking forward to seeing him healthy but I suspect that won't happen until he retires.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sun Nov 01, 2020 10:49 pm

He already had the TJ surgery last month. Obviously the Pirates have given up on him. His body just doesn't seem capable of handling the stress of pitching.

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:47 am

Neveraskas has been designated roster now at 40.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:02 am

7E7273282128202D2A352F180 wrote: Neveraskas has been designated roster now at 40.
Woo-hoo!!!

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:04 am

6C60613A333A323F38273D0A0 wrote: Neveraskas has been designated roster now at 40.
There goes their inroad to the lucrative Lithuanian pitching market.

Ecbucs · Post by **Ecbucs** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:20 am

4A676A7B7C6D7A3A39080 wrote: Neveraskas has been designated roster now at 40.
There goes their inroad to the lucrative Lithuanian pitching market.

supposedly he is out of options. Bucs should be able to find someone more effective than him.

SyrBucco · Post by **SyrBucco** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 4:43 am

I hoped they would hang on to Burdi and that he could recover, but I guess I have to trust them on what is really a medical decision.

We could easily add 4 pitchers to the 40-man, because there are still guys to cut. It will be interesting to see the 20-21 pitchers they keep. Hope they add the guys I've mentioned: Kranick, Florez, Weiman and Ogle.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:33 pm

Burdi is a sad story. Great talent but managed to pitch only 16 games and 12 innings in 3 years. His injuries are structural. His body just can't take the strain of pitching. I wonder if he'll give it another try in 2022 after missing another year for another TJ surgery. He never even got a chance to see if his shoulder would hold up for a season after undergoing thoracic outlet surgery.

WildwoodDave · Post by **WildwoodDave** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:43 pm

735554435545360 wrote: Neveraskas has been designated roster now at 40.
There goes their inroad to the lucrative Lithuanian pitching market.

supposedly he is out of options. Bucs should be able to find someone more effective than him.
I think that Shdedman would more than agree with you on Neveraskas

BellevueBuc · Post by **BellevueBuc** » Sat Nov 07, 2020 6:17 am

The universal hate of signing a player from Lithuania is confusing to me. Why does it matter where the player is from? The Twins signed a player from Germany that is pretty good. The Pirates should not be doing that?