Jeff Locke

Jeff Locke has made the team as the Pirates 5th starting pitcher.  He was battling it out with Klye McPherson and Jeff Karstans.  Karstans is on the DL and McPherson has not pitched great this spring so Locke was the choice.

Roster set

The Pittsburgh Pirates roster is set for the season.  The only surprises of who made the team are Jonathan Sanchez and Brandon Inge.  Sanchez is penceled in as the 4th starting pitcher and Inge will be a bench player.

Pirates Acquire 38 Year Old Shortstop

The Pirates have acquired a 38 year old shortstop from the Arizona Diamondbacks.  His name is John McDonald.  He is known to be a great defender but lacks hitting skills.  He will backup Clint Barmes.

Gerrit Cole

I pretty much thought that Gerrit Cole would not start the season with the Pirates and I was right.  He will begin the season in Triple-A.  We will probably se him in the big leagues in June.  Hopefully the Pirates will have a winning record and he can contribute to end the 20 year losing streak.

MLB Package

Renewed the MLB package on Verizon Fios.  Got the early bird special price of $189.99.   What a special or should I say more of a rip off.  When I first moved to NJ 9 years ago it was $119.99.

Ad at Dicks Sporting Goods

I went to Dicks Sporting Goods in Depford yesterday and saw a display for Nike cleats and Andrew McCutchen was featured in the ad.  I have never seen a Pirates featured on an ad outside of Pittsburgh.  I thought it was pretty cool.  He has really got national recognition this past year.

Jose Tabata

One of the big surprises this Spring Training is the reemergence of Jose Tabata. Last year he lost his starting job in the outfield.  He came in to camp out of shape and lacked hustle.  He was sent to Triple-A and looked like he was out of the Pirates plans.  This year he has come to camp in shape and ready to win his starting job back.  There is a lot of competition for the right field job but we will see what happens.

Follow Up On My New 2014 Pirates Logo

I actually came in contact with the head of marketing for the Pirates through LinkedIn to try and submit my logo but he told me that they were not accepting fans submissions.  He actually got back to me within a few minutes which I was surprised.  I wasn't expecting a response.  Hopefully next years logo is as cool as mine.