Overview Spring Training

Well, I have been out of town, so I am just going to give a quick run down of the big stuff.

- Joel Hanranhan is not going to be ready for Opening Day clearing another roster spot in the bullpen. Competition gets tougher. Brian Bass may be the leading contender for that spot, but Jack Tachsner looks good as well.

- Daniel McCutchen looks like he is going to get the fifth start spot. Hart is struggling big time and McCutchen is throwing well. Hart hopefully will go to Triple A as his performace does not look good enough for a bullpen spot.

- John Raynor looks like he ought to make the team. Raynor currently is slugging .744 with a .444 AVG. He has two triples showing that his speed is a real threat. He has plenty of at bats so this is not a fluke.

- The Pirate offense looks bad overall. Some bats look like they may be awakening, but Jones, LaRoche, Clement, Iwamura, and Cedano all need to play much better.