January 03, 2008
Standing Pat
The Pirates are returning their 2007 rotation:
General manager Neal Huntington plans to preserve all of his options regarding possible acquisitions, as per his general policy, but he made clear yesterday that the team's starters for the coming season will be Tom Gorzelanny, Ian Snell, Paul Maholm, Matt Morris and Zach Duke.
"We have not really been in the market for a starting pitcher," Huntington said. "We have been looking to add pitching depth -- a starting option or bullpen help -- but we like our starting five."
Snell is good, and Gorzelanny has good points. But outside of Ian, the starters just don't strike out enough batters. The article talks about trading Morris to a contender, but the Pirates are probably better off trading Snell and Gorzelanny for great prospects. This team needs to rebuild from scratch, so a Marlins move with their best players is probably in the best interest of the team.
Posted by David Pinto at
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They were 14th in team pitching - last in OBA - barring rebounds by Duke and Morris - that's about where they're going to finish next year - who in their right mind is going to trade top prospects for Gorz and Snell?
teams looking for an impact mlb-ready arm would.
Gotta disagree - both guys pitched over 200 innings - both gave up over a hit per inning both have very average BB/K numbers - Snell's is better. The best thing about them is they are both young but neither of them projects as a 1-2 starter or is worth a Buchholz, Bailey, Miller
