A Home For Buck - Pittsburgh Pirates

■Pittsburgh Pirates

                Catchers – Michael McKenry (.316 – pre/ARB) – Russell Martin (.274 - $9.5mil/2014)

                                2013-24 Prospects – none

                Outfielders – Alex Presley (.333 – pre/ARB) – Starling Marte (.327 – pre/ARB) – Travis Snider (.300 - ) – Andrew McCutchen (.247 - $14.208/2017 ) – Jose Tabata (.178 - $4.667mil/2016)

                                2013-14 Prospects – none

                Starters – Jeff Locke (2.83 – pre/ARB) – A. J. Burnett (2.83 – FA/2014) – Wandy Rodriguez (3.91 - $13mil/2014) – James McDonald (4.38 – ARB/1 ) – Jonathan Sanchez (11.85 - released)

                                2013-14 Prospects – Gerrit Cole (2013) – Jameson Taillon (2014) –

                Observaton – Two basic problems here.

1.       Pittsburgh signed Russell Martin in the off-season to a two year deal.

2.       There are no outfield prospects due up in either 2013 or 2014

I can’t see a small market team like Pittsburgh making a three month investment in Buck even if they are in a pennant race. This one won’t happen.