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39 days until the first Spring Training game. Here are the illustrious Pirates who have worn number 42:



Lefty Wilkie, Johnny Podgajny, Jack Hallett, Woody Main, Harry Fisher, Bob Addis, Jack Thies, Luis Arroyo, Bennie Daniels, George Witt, Bob Veale, Jim McKee, Dave Parker, Mitchell Page, R. J. Reynolds, Jeff Granger, Jeff Wallace, Mike Fetters, Al Reyes, John Grabow, Pat Mahomes, Marty McLeary, Brandon Moss, Chris Jakubauskas, Jason Grilli, Chase d'Arnaud, Bobby LaFromboise, Chad Kuhl, Zach Thompson.



Best player to wear number 39: Dave Parker. Honorable mention to Bob Veale, Jason Grilli.

634542575E5245535B300 wrote: 39 days until the first Spring Training game. Here are the illustrious Pirates who have worn number 42:



Lefty Wilkie, Johnny Podgajny, Jack Hallett, Woody Main, Harry Fisher, Bob Addis, Jack Thies, Luis Arroyo, Bennie Daniels, George Witt, Bob Veale, Jim McKee, Dave Parker, Mitchell Page, R. J. Reynolds, Jeff Granger, Jeff Wallace, Mike Fetters, Al Reyes, John Grabow, Pat Mahomes, Marty McLeary, Brandon Moss, Chris Jakubauskas, Jason Grilli, Chase d'Arnaud, Bobby LaFromboise, Chad Kuhl, Zach Thompson.



Best player to wear number 39: Dave Parker. Honorable mention to Bob Veale, Jason Grilli.
39 was the only number Parker wore in his 19 year career. Jack Benny was 39 even longer.



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301611040D01160008630 wrote: 39 days until the first Spring Training game. Here are the illustrious Pirates who have worn number 42:



Lefty Wilkie, Johnny Podgajny, Jack Hallett, Woody Main, Harry Fisher, Bob Addis, Jack Thies, Luis Arroyo, Bennie Daniels, George Witt, Bob Veale, Jim McKee, Dave Parker, Mitchell Page, R. J. Reynolds, Jeff Granger, Jeff Wallace, Mike Fetters, Al Reyes, John Grabow, Pat Mahomes, Marty McLeary, Brandon Moss, Chris Jakubauskas, Jason Grilli, Chase d'Arnaud, Bobby LaFromboise, Chad Kuhl, Zach Thompson.



Best player to wear number 39: Dave Parker. Honorable mention to Bob Veale, Jason Grilli.


Mike Fetters was a hoot.

38 days until the first Spring Training game. Here are the illustrious Pirates who have worn number 38:



Joe Schultz, Ed Fernandes, Billy Cox, Cal McLish, Frank Barrett, Len Yochim, Hank Foiles, George Witt, Don Gross, Dick Hall, Al Jackson, Diomedes Olivo, Jim Shellenback, Bob Moose, Louis Tiant, Manny Sarmiento, Rafael Belliard, Vicente Palacios, Scott Little, Bob Patterson, Jim Gott, Chris Peters, Adam Hyzdu, Ramon Martinez, Don Wengert, Jason Bay, Craig Hansen, Erik Kratz, Chris Leroux, Xavier Paul, Stolmy Pimentel, Joakim Soria, Chris Volstad, Wade LeBlanc, Max Moroff, Mike Morse, Yacksel Rios, Will Craig, Dillon Peters.



Best player to wear number 38: Jason Bay. Honorable mention to Bob Moose.

I almost messed up number 38 because of Erik Kratz. He played for the Pirates in 2010 and 2016. When I typed his name in and went back to the list to copy from, my eyes went from the 2010 to the 2016 Kratz, and I almost ended up missing 5 players!

Love Kratz - he waited so long to get his chance, then hung on for dear life for a decade. And then he dropped Prince in a collision at the plate.

4D7E626360685E6378647F786965620C0 wrote: Love Kratz - he waited so long to get his chance, then hung on for dear life for a decade. And then he dropped Prince in a collision at the plate.
I went to his BBR page, I think it's pretty cool his last appearance in MLB was in an inning of relief!



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1F393E2B222E392F274C0 wrote: 38 days until the first Spring Training game. Here are the illustrious Pirates who have worn number 38:



Joe Schultz, Ed Fernandes, Billy Cox, Cal McLish, Frank Barrett, Len Yochim, Hank Foiles, George Witt, Don Gross, Dick Hall, Al Jackson, Diomedes Olivo, Jim Shellenback, Bob Moose, Louis Tiant, Manny Sarmiento, Rafael Belliard, Vicente Palacios, Scott Little, Bob Patterson, Jim Gott, Chris Peters, Adam Hyzdu, Ramon Martinez, Don Wengert, Jason Bay, Craig Hansen, Erik Kratz, Chris Leroux, Xavier Paul, Stolmy Pimentel, Joakim Soria, Chris Volstad, Wade LeBlanc, Max Moroff, Mike Morse, Yacksel Rios, Will Craig, Dillon Peters.



Best player to wear number 38: Jason Bay. Honorable mention to Bob Moose.


I always felt bad for Adam Hyzdu. He showed such great potential as a minor leaguer but just couldn’t make the jump to the big leagues. It shows how special a guy has to be to reach the major leagues and remain successful enough to stay.

3B6D7B6F607A6A616C7B496E64686065276A090 wrote: 38 days until the first Spring Training game. Here are the illustrious Pirates who have worn number 38:



Joe Schultz, Ed Fernandes, Billy Cox, Cal McLish, Frank Barrett, Len Yochim, Hank Foiles, George Witt, Don Gross, Dick Hall, Al Jackson, Diomedes Olivo, Jim Shellenback, Bob Moose, Louis Tiant, Manny Sarmiento, Rafael Belliard, Vicente Palacios, Scott Little, Bob Patterson, Jim Gott, Chris Peters, Adam Hyzdu, Ramon Martinez, Don Wengert, Jason Bay, Craig Hansen, Erik Kratz, Chris Leroux, Xavier Paul, Stolmy Pimentel, Joakim Soria, Chris Volstad, Wade LeBlanc, Max Moroff, Mike Morse, Yacksel Rios, Will Craig, Dillon Peters.



Best player to wear number 38: Jason Bay. Honorable mention to Bob Moose.


I always felt bad for Adam Hyzdu.  He showed such great potential as a minor leaguer but just couldn’t make the jump to the big leagues.  It shows how special a guy has to be to reach the major leagues and remain successful enough to stay.


I felt bad for Hyzdu too. Especially when he was doing so well in 2002 and it seemed like McClendon wanted him to fail. He was recalled in July and had 5 HRs and 15 RBIs in his first 15 games that year. I remember an article where McClendon was asked about his performance and really downplayed it as if he wasn't anything to get excited about. I think McClendon resented being given a career minor leaguer when they needed an OFer instead of Littlefield acquiring someone off an MLB roster.



Between 7/18 and 7/24, Hyzdu was 15 for 29 with 4 HRs (.556) but when he went 0 for 3 the next day he got benched for the next 3 games. It seemed like McClendon had been waiting for an excuse to take him out of the lineup. When he got back in the lineup he hit .308 over the next 7 games. But after going hitless in the next 4 games, he was pulled in the 6th inning of the following game and played sporadically the rest of the season.

6D404D5C5B4A5D1D1E2F0 wrote: 38 days until the first Spring Training game. Here are the illustrious Pirates who have worn number 38:



Joe Schultz, Ed Fernandes, Billy Cox, Cal McLish, Frank Barrett, Len Yochim, Hank Foiles, George Witt, Don Gross, Dick Hall, Al Jackson, Diomedes Olivo, Jim Shellenback, Bob Moose, Louis Tiant, Manny Sarmiento, Rafael Belliard, Vicente Palacios, Scott Little, Bob Patterson, Jim Gott, Chris Peters, Adam Hyzdu, Ramon Martinez, Don Wengert, Jason Bay, Craig Hansen, Erik Kratz, Chris Leroux, Xavier Paul, Stolmy Pimentel, Joakim Soria, Chris Volstad, Wade LeBlanc, Max Moroff, Mike Morse, Yacksel Rios, Will Craig, Dillon Peters.



Best player to wear number 38: Jason Bay. Honorable mention to Bob Moose.


I always felt bad for Adam Hyzdu.  He showed such great potential as a minor leaguer but just couldn’t make the jump to the big leagues.  It shows how special a guy has to be to reach the major leagues and remain successful enough to stay.


I felt bad for Hyzdu too. Especially when he was doing so well in 2002 and it seemed like McClendon wanted him to fail. He was recalled in July and had 5 HRs and 15 RBIs in his first 15 games that year. I remember an article where McClendon was asked about his performance and really downplayed it as if he wasn't anything to get excited about. I think McClendon resented being given a career minor leaguer when they needed an OFer instead of Littlefield acquiring someone off an MLB roster.



Between 7/18 and 7/24, Hyzdu was 15 for 29 with 4 HRs (.556) but when he went 0 for 3 the next day he got benched for the next 3 games. It seemed like McClendon had been waiting for an excuse to take him out of the lineup. When he got back in the lineup he hit .308 over the next 7 games. But after going hitless in the next 4 games, he was pulled in the 6th inning of the following game and played sporadically the rest of the season.


I know the Pirates have had some bad managers, but McClendon is the one who made my skin crawl more than any other.