tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post1247269642720618623..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: Tuesday pre-gameUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-43129242183104804972008-08-12T23:33:00.000-04:002008-08-12T23:33:00.000-04:00They didn't last year, and I'm not so sure they wi...They didn't last year, and I'm not so sure they will this year, my friend. My guess is he's in next year, but they need to see if Pearce or Moss becomes the RF'er (assuming McLouth moves into the roomier left), and I expect they'll play a lot.<BR/>Still, if they DL Dumatrait, they can put him on the 40-man, though if he does come to the 'Burgh, I don't see many at bats for him just because of the circumstances.<BR/>They have to decide on a corner fielder, and Cutch has his ticket to Pittsburgh already punched for 2009. So he's a maybe call-up in my book, though it certainly can't hurt to have him here, even for a month.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-7512830484742041922008-08-12T22:36:00.000-04:002008-08-12T22:36:00.000-04:00PS Surely Andrew McCutchen will get the callup in ...PS Surely Andrew McCutchen will get the callup in September, right?WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-85758619546689612582008-08-12T19:32:00.000-04:002008-08-12T19:32:00.000-04:00Honestly, I wouldn't even blink if our front offic...Honestly, I wouldn't even blink if our front office decided to let Alvarez walk, provided we sign almost all of the other players who have yet to ink a contract. If we got Scheppers, Wilson, and Grossman in here, screw Alvarez. He can go pound sod in the Atlantic League for a year and see how he likes that. Seriously, I know that this is how "negotiations are done", in many cases. But enough's enough. Man do I loathe Boras. Ugggghhhhh.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-70717173065922805072008-08-12T17:05:00.000-04:002008-08-12T17:05:00.000-04:00It's probably Boras, Will. He likes to take it to...It's probably Boras, Will. He likes to take it to the limit. I think the hang up would be over whether he gets a MLB contract or not.<BR/>If he does, he goes on the 40-man roster immediately, and you have to use one of his three options to send him to the minors, so I can see where the Pirates, who haven't taken that option off the table, would be leery about using it.<BR/>I hear the Bucs have offered him a $6M bonus up front. Beckham signed for $6.15M, but it's spread out over five years. We'll find out what Boras strong armed Pittsburgh for soon enough.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-58012986085564092562008-08-12T16:20:00.000-04:002008-08-12T16:20:00.000-04:00Alvarez had sure better be worth it after all this...Alvarez had sure better be worth it after all this drama queen posturing.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com