tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post7005521336730041908..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: Pittsburgh - First Base 2014Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-22834893256203113152013-10-17T20:40:49.659-04:002013-10-17T20:40:49.659-04:00Dave - Moving Pedro now would just be leaving a ho...Dave - Moving Pedro now would just be leaving a hole at the other end of the diamond; in my experience, it's easier to get a 1B guy on the market. The Buc system at least has a couple of hopefuls for 2015 at first; the cupboard is empty at third.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-21486626697395611012013-10-17T20:36:25.780-04:002013-10-17T20:36:25.780-04:00Will - good to hear from you; I was ready to give ...Will - good to hear from you; I was ready to give you call and see what was shakin'. Pedro is better established at third than the situation at first; my guess is that he may end up there for awhile. The Pirate problem, magnified by a couple of pitching heavy drafts, is that they've called up all the position upper level prospects but Polanco, so they have some work to shore up things until 2015, at least, maybe 2016. A deal or two wouldn't surprise me while they're in transition.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-60209097366135761522013-10-17T19:47:31.880-04:002013-10-17T19:47:31.880-04:00Wow, first base in general is looking pretty smell...Wow, first base in general is looking pretty smelly around baseball at the moment, eh? Maybe Jones gets one more year in the 'burgh after all, though at the dollars it figures to take to sign him as a Super Two, I'd be more inclined to roll the dice with a Lambo-Sanchez platoon and see if I could upgrade my offense elsewhere. The most obvious position in that case would be RF, but no word yet on whether Marlon Byrd would like to come back to Pgh on what is likely a one year deal, or not. I suppose the long term solution in right is most likely Gregory Polanco, but he doesn't figure to be ready for full time duty until 2015, with an arrival date in Pgh of July or August 2014 if all goes well for him in Triple A. <br /><br /><br />But, back to 1B. Another option might be to move Alvarez to first and sign a slugging 3B. Any intel on who's available on the hot corner? WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com