http://www.bucslocker.com Daily Blog for Pittsburgh Pirates Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:20:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Pirates won't have anyone older than 27 years old in the starting rotation when the 2010 season begins. 26-year old Zach Duke will likely be the Pirates' #1 starter when the season begins. He started 32 games for the Pirates last season in which he was 11-16 ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/03/18/the-pittsburgh-pirates-have-a-young-starting-rotation/ 28-year old lefty swinging Garrett Jones will be the starting RF for the Pirates in 2010 unless he's starting at 1B. Jones played in 82 games for the Pirates last season and he was 92 of 314 (.293 avg, .938 OPS) with 45 runs scored, 21 homers, 44 RBIs ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/03/07/the-pittsburgh-pirates-are-deep-in-rf-for-2010/ 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, ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/03/07/cf-is-going-to-be-a-very-bright-spot-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates-in-2010/ Left field belongs to 24-year old righty swinging Lastings Milledge. Milledge played in 58 games for the Pirates last season after coming over from the Nationals in the Nyjer Morgan trade. Milledge was 64 of 220 (.291 avg, .729 OPS) with 20 runs scored, 4 homers, 20 RBIs and ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/03/07/lf-belongs-to-lastings-milledge-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates-in-2010/ 26-year old righty swinging Andy LaRoche played in 150 games for the Pirates last season and he was 135 for 524 (.258 avg, .731 OPS) with 64 runs scored, 12 homers, 64 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. LaRoche came on strong at the end of last season offensively and ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/02/20/youth-will-be-served-at-3b-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates-in-2010/ 30-year old righty swinging Bobby Crosby might have a slight edge at the start of spring training but he will have to earn the job in February and March. Crosby played in 97 games with the A's last season and he was 53 for 238 (.223 avg, .652 OPS) ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/02/20/shortstop-will-be-decided-in-spring-training-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates/ 28-year old righty reliever Joel Hanrahan will likely miss the start of the 2010 season as he has a strained right elbow. Hanrahan pitched in 33 games (0 starts) for the Pirates last season after coming over from the Nationals in a trade last season and he was 0-1 ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/02/19/the-pittsburgh-pirates-expect-joel-hanrahan-to-miss-the-start-of-the-2010-season/ 31-year old lefty swinging Akinori Iwamura was brought over in a trade with the Rays over the winter and he will take over as the new starting 2B for the Pirates in 2010. He played in 69 games for the Rays last season and he was 67 for 231 ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/02/08/the-pittsburgh-pirates-have-a-shiny-new-look-at-2b-for-2010/ Lefty starting pitcher John Candelaria was known as the "Candy Man" in Pittsburgh. He was a darn good pitcher for them too. He pitched in 345 games (271 starts) in his 12 years for the Pirates and he was 124-87 with 16 saves, a 3.17 ERA and a ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/01/30/the-candy-man-was-a-good-pitcher-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates/ 28-year old lefty swinging Garrett Jones had a breakout year last season. He is looking like he will be the starter at 1B for the Pirates when the season begins. Jones played in 82 games for the Pirates last season and he was 92 for 314 (.293 avg, ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/01/29/it-looks-like-garrett-jones-will-be-the-1b-in-2010/