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Banging My Head on a WallSo Craig is out... AGAIN. The worst part of this to me is that it puts Daryle Ward back as everyday first baseman. Not that it matters, for the life of me I can't understand how he started 4 out of 5 games since Craig came back. The guy needed to sit for about a week straight, regardless of the dexterity of the opposing teams starting pitcher.I really would have liked to spend tomorrow evening writing about Ward (and Tike Redman for that matter, since they are much the same situation). Much talk has been made about getting rid of him, much has been made about him being a piece of the puzzle. Both of these are wrong. Ward is a fine player and completely in the Pirates price range, even next year. But he's in that price range because he isn't a Major League starter, he isn't even a Major League platoon player. He's a Major League back-up and lefty power pinch-hitter, nothing more. That's not something easy to find, but you aren't going to get anything in a trade for it either. Oh well, expect a major lack of production at 1B due to the lack of time off Ward received. I don't see it picking up until somebody other then Pirate bloggers start saying something about it, or until we trade for a MLB ready first baseman, which I'd rather not see. Also, the call up is either going to be McClouth or Ross. If it's Ross it means they see Doumit as an outfielder for now, if it's McClouth it means the Pirate Management is a bunch of shysters. posted by Rory at 9:58 PM | |
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