23-year old righty swinging Andrew McCutchen is a player who showed a good glimpse of his potential in his rookie season in 2009. He played in 108 games for the Pirates last season and he was 124 of 433 (.286 avg, .836 OPS) with 74 runs scored, 12 homers, 54 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. McCutchen has the potential to be a 30/30 man down the road for the Pirates but in 2010 he could be a 20/30 man. McCutchen made 2 errors in 108 games in CF last season while showing outstanding range. He also had an amazing 10 assists from CF as a rookie last season showing a howitzer for a arm.

26-year old righty swinging John Raynor will have an excellent chance to make the Pirates in 2010 due to the fact that he was a Rule 5 Selection from the Marlins. Raynor played in 138 games in AA+AAA ball in which he was 115 of 447 (.257 avg, .687 OPS) with 63 runs scored, 6 homers, 36 RBIs and 19 stolen bases. Raynor has a .299 career batting average with a .836 OPS in 419 career minor league games in which he has swiped 142 bases.

22-year old righty swinging Gorkys Hernandez is getting closer to the show for the Pirates. He played in 138 games in AA+AAA ball last season and he was 157 of 556 (.282 avg, .688 OPS) with 78 runs scored, 3 homers, 50 RBIs and 19 stolen bases.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE CF IN 2010: A