OT - Matt Garza throws no-hitter

[Darkstone42]

i really want Werth...that'd be an awesome bat in the lineup. our lineup is so close to being complete too...the only spots i see us as weak are catcher (sanchez for the future), first base maybe (as much as i like GFJ, i'm not sure about his consistancy yet), and maybe a spot in the outfield (gorkys??), and of course ALL of our pitching. seeing lincoln go back down was a bit disheartening...morton showed his potential last year in a few starts, but then just IMPLODED this year.

Kratz and Jaramillo can hold down catcher as about league average in a platoon. The Pirates should look to package Doumit to an AL team for a B pitching prospect in the high minors, I think. Catcher and shortstop are both purely defensive positions.

Adam Dunn and Derek Lee will be available this off-season, as well, I believe. Either of those guys could push Jones to the outfield. I would either sign one of those two or Werth, leaning toward Werth, since that would make our team better defensively.

Gorkys will be nothing more than a bench bat. Think Milledge as a ceiling. It's really disappointing to say that, though, because he is a toolsy player. He's just not putting it all together. If he does, he could be a top-notch trading chip, though. With 'Cutch and Tabata in the outfield, we don't need anymore speedy, but soft-hitting outfielders. Those two will play at or above their positional offensive averages, but RF is a more offensive position and requires a little more power.

 

[pixburgher66]

anything to move jones back to right would be welcomed. personally the thought of adam dunn in the middle of our roster makes me giddy.

 

[Darkstone42]

anything to move jones back to right would be welcomed. personally the thought of adam dunn in the middle of our roster makes me giddy.

As much as I love the idea of a 40-HR guy in the middle of our lineup, Dunn is an atrocity defensively, and Jones is a below-average right fielder defensively, though his bat does play there. The Pirates would actually be worse defensively than they are now. And that's not a good thing, since all the Major League-ready pitchers in the system are pitch-to-contact guys.

Maybe Fausto Carmona could be had from the Indians, though... Doumit and a bench guy perhaps? If the Pirates could have Montero, that would at least fill the gap until Sanchez is ready, and he would be a great trading chip at that point, too. Or maybe he could slide to first base.

 

[pixburgher66]

goal one: GET RID OF DOUMIT GOSH DARN IT! seriously, his bat has been useless lately, and he's an abomination behind the plate.

 

[Darkstone42]

goal one: GET RID OF DOUMIT GOSH DARN IT! seriously, his bat has been useless lately, and he's an abomination behind the plate.

When he hits, he's elite despite his defense. When he doesn't, he's worthless. He hasn't hit the past two seasons. He's been worthless. He'd probably be much better in the AL where he could DH.