http://rumbunter.com/2012/02/23/how-well-can-the-2012-pittsburgh-pirates-do/ A Pittsburgh Pirates Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:45:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://rumbunter.com/2012/02/23/how-well-can-the-2012-pittsburgh-pirates-do/#comment-1127552 DrDiP Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:35:27 +0000 http://rumbunter.com/?p=32735#comment-1127552 It seems that the FO has put this team in a better position to win more games.  They signed two veteran pitchers who have the potential to dominate if they can regain some of their proven abilities.  Not only that but the team risks nothing but money and at the very least could have some valuable trade pieces at the deadline.  This may allow us to fill holes in our lineup such as a power hitting first baseman.  We need to remember that pitchers may be somewhat expendable as we should see the likes of Cole and Taillon coming up over the next two years. It seems that the FO has put this team in a better position to win more games.  They signed two veteran pitchers who have the potential to dominate if they can regain some of their proven abilities.  Not only that but the team risks nothing but money and at the very least could have some valuable trade pieces at the deadline.  This may allow us to fill holes in our lineup such as a power hitting first baseman.  We need to remember that pitchers may be somewhat expendable as we should see the likes of Cole and Taillon coming up over the next two years.

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