BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Neil Walker insists he is not a power hitter.鈥淛ust a hitter who can drive the ball on occasion,鈥� the Pirates switch-hitting second baseman said before a recent spring training game.However, Walker蘑菇视频 statistics from the 2014 season suggest that he is a power hitter. His ...
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) 鈥� Shelby Miller is settling in quite nicely with his new team.Miller had his best outing of spring training in the Atlanta Braves鈥� 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.Miller, who was acquired in the November trade that sent veteran outfielder Jason Heyward to ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Gregory Polanco says he doesn鈥檛 feel he has anything to prove this season.Still 鈥︹�淚 know I am a better player than I showed last year,鈥� the Pirates right fielder said. 鈥淧eople are going to see that this year.鈥漈he 23-year-old did not say that with arrogance. It ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� It appears the Pirates are ready to turn another disappointing pitcher蘑菇视频 career around.Right-handed reliever Arquimedes Caminero has been the talk of an otherwise quiet spring training camp.Acquired from the Miami Marlins on Feb. 4 for cash considerations, Caminero has 16 ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� The regular season is more than a week away from starting but the Pirates already lead the major leagues in one category.They have 10 players on their 40-man roster who are out of minor-league options.They are left-hander Jeff Locke, right-handers Arquimedes Caminero, ...
BRADENTON, Fla. --- Andrew Lambo looks back on last year蘑菇视频 spring training as a learning experience, albeit a painful one.The Pirates expected Lambo would be the left-handed hitting half of a first base platoon with Gaby Sanchez.They felt Lambo was ready to blossom into a power threat after ...
