Odds that #TheZombie is in black and yellow for Spring Training: Even. We think the Bucs somehow find a way to keep him. Karstens is just too damn good to let walk especially when seeing the slight bump in numbers despite reduced innings. The market for starting pitchers is going to be expensive. Reasons He’s Safe: He’s shown the ability to pitch smart and seems to have benefited from coaching or just figured out how to pitch. Odds that Tackleberry is in black and yellow for Spring Training: Lock. Sinker ballers that have strong rookie seasons are gold in the Pirates system–and inexpensive. Reasons He’s Safe: He’s under team control. Reasons He Could Get the Ax: Someone overvalues a mouth breathing relief pitcher. Odds that Hanranator is in black and yellow for Spring Training: He will be gone, long gone. If he hasn’t been moved by now, what makes you think he will be moved in the offseason? Hanrahan seems like a player who has learned more in the past two years about the hitters and because of that could maintain his supremacy in the back end of the Bucs bullpen. His strikeouts per nine were up, hits per nine were down in 2012. Reasons He’s Safe: Trade deadlines have come and gone, and The Hammer has stayed. Odds that Burnett is in black and yellow for Spring Training : Lock.

Reasons He’s Safe: He’s A.J., beeeeeeeatch! Burnett pitched like a man throughout the season. Reasons He Could Get the Ax: Maybe a contending team will come calling and the Pirates, just like the creators of The Walking Dead series, will make a move at ANYTIME. Burnett is the Rick Grimes of the pitching staff, or maybe the Mayor? Burnett is the de facto leader and we can’t help but wonder if he’s concerned with the toughness of his teammates since he was the only one that jumped the railing against the Reds this year. We will have the infielders, catchers, and outfielders in upcoming posts, so stop back and check those out with a few new photoshops too.Ĭlint Hurdle is the Rick Grimes of the Bucs. We are going to start with the pitching staff. ….we thought we should try and get a jump on the action by putting some early odds on who will make it to Bradenton in 2013.

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