Ok, so that was a bad idea for me to care about what the team looks like for the rest of this year in the slightest. It really just does not matter as long as I never have to see Ross Ohlendorf take the mound (at least as a starter) for the Pirates ever again.
All I really want to say in this post is that these players I would love to see not on the team next year, whom are on the active roster:
Pitchers: Ross Ohlendorf, Chris Resop, Jose Veras...Ohlendorf is a complete mess and has cost the Pirates upwards of 5 games this year. Resop and Veras will give you great outings in situations were it does not matter, but when you need them, they are terrible.
Hitters: Mike McKenry, Chase d'Arnaud, Josh Harrison, Brandon Wood, Ryan Ludwick, and maybe most of all Xavier Paul...McKenry is a hard worker and a hustler, but he is very poor offensively and he is no better than an average defender, d'Arnaud has lots of potential but he clearly is not ready to be in the bigs, Josh Harrison is solid defensively at 3rd, but lacks power and takes almost no walks, so he isn't of much use. Brandon Wood is also pretty solid defensively at third but couldn't hit water if he jumped off a ship in the middle of the ocean. Ludwick is poor defensively, hits poorly and is overpaid, I've seen more than enough. And then there is Xavier Paul, who Clint Hurdle loves. Clint cannot seem to get through a game without putting him in. He is an atrocious hitter, and he is certainly overrated defensively. I really hope Neal Huntington has a sane enough mind to let him and the rest of these guys go.
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