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magnumo
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Rob Biertempfel is reporting that both Steve Pearce and Garrett Jones will be Super-Twos, and thus eligible for 4 years of arbitration starting with the coming season. He also speculates that, as a result, both might be non-tendered and become free agents.
Personally, I wouldn't be disappointed to let Pearce go. I've been a Pearce fan in the past, but he's had enough chances without performing very well, that his window of opportunity is about closed, anyway.
Jones, on the other hand, is a useful player, at least against righty pitchers, and would be OK as part of a 1B platoon or OF depth.
It seems unlikely that Lee will be re-signed, given that he will probably want more money and/or years than the Pirates will be willing to give. (I don't see re-signing Lee as an especially good move, anyway, unless he'd be willing to settle for something like 1 year at $5 mill. Even at that, given his age, recent injury history, and declining performance, there's a significant risk of an Overbay-like-redux.
At any rate, if Biertempfel is right about the Bucs dumping Pearce and Jones, we have further reduced options to fill the gaping hole at 1B. Maybe the good news is that the Pirates are forced to give Matt Hague a chance at first base, and he proves to be an early-Sean-Casey-like performer on offense.
Pearce, Jones get Super Two - Bucco Blog
Personally, I wouldn't be disappointed to let Pearce go. I've been a Pearce fan in the past, but he's had enough chances without performing very well, that his window of opportunity is about closed, anyway.
Jones, on the other hand, is a useful player, at least against righty pitchers, and would be OK as part of a 1B platoon or OF depth.
It seems unlikely that Lee will be re-signed, given that he will probably want more money and/or years than the Pirates will be willing to give. (I don't see re-signing Lee as an especially good move, anyway, unless he'd be willing to settle for something like 1 year at $5 mill. Even at that, given his age, recent injury history, and declining performance, there's a significant risk of an Overbay-like-redux.
At any rate, if Biertempfel is right about the Bucs dumping Pearce and Jones, we have further reduced options to fill the gaping hole at 1B. Maybe the good news is that the Pirates are forced to give Matt Hague a chance at first base, and he proves to be an early-Sean-Casey-like performer on offense.
Pearce, Jones get Super Two - Bucco Blog