February 21st, 2024, spring training notebook: Keller hopes for extension, Tellez looking slim
It was another quiet day for the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton on Tuesday.
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NOTES FROM BRADENTON
Smile! It was picture day for the Pirates on Tuesday in Bradenton.
Good morning ☀️ pic.twitter.com/N6TQLZ1Joo
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) February 20, 2024
A slimmed down Rowdy? On Tuesday, the Pirates posted a video and pictures of offseason free agency signing Rowdy Tellez taking hacks in the cage. Based off the photos it looks like Tellez might have slimmed down this offseason. Perhaps it's just a flattering angle but he does appear to have lost some weight from his last reported weight of 270 pounds.
Rowdy hacks 💪 pic.twitter.com/9S3SDGeuZ8
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) February 20, 2024
Pirate front of the line starter Mitch Keller is hoping a recent conversation with owner Bob Nutting will eventually result in a long-term extension. Pirates beat writer Kevin Gorman of the Tribune-Review has more, here.