The Pittsburgh Pirates added two players and might be losing a high profile signee over the last few days while I was down with the flu.The worst news was the possibility of the contract of Francisco Liriano being revoked due to an injury to Liriano's non-throwing arm.
The contract had not been finalized before an injury that has been disclosed as being to his right arm,although just how the injury occurred has not been released to the public.
If the injury is severe enough that the Pirates would decide not to sign Liriano,the Pirates would have two spots open in the rotation and with very few experienced options available on the roster,Pittsburgh would have some major questions at the end of their rotation....
The Pirates added a candidate for one or both rotations spots as Pittsburgh obtained Jeanmar Gomez from the Indians.
Gomez is a paradox as a pitcher that likes to keep the ball down,yet allowed 15 homers in 90 innings with Cleveland.
Gomez hits the low 90's,but strikes few out,so I would not get your hopes up for Gomez.
The Pirates shipped Quincy Lattimore to the Indians in return.
Latimore had been a toolsy pick in the last draft in the Dave Littlefield era and had shown power as he worked his way through the system eventually reaching AA Altoona last season.
Latimore's issue was lack of contact as in each of the last five seasons,he struck out over 100 times.
I liked Quincy a lot in meeting him through the years and I hope he can turn things around in a different setting....
The Pirates signed Lucas May,who will likely be assigned to AAA Indianapolis.
May was at one time a top prospect,but his star has faded over the past three years,playing with four different organizations.
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