Offseason: Pittsburgh Pirates

2008 Record: 67-95
2009 Record: 62-99
2010 Record: 57-105

Offense/Defense Lineup

C – Jason Jaramillo
1B – Discussed Below
2B – Neil Walker
3B – Discussed Below
SS – Discussed Below
LF – Jose Tabata
CF – Andrew McCutchen
RF – John Bowker

On the Pirates roster for next year, they have Garrett Jones who can play first base and Pedro Alvarez who can play third base. Both players are good enough to start, but they’re not good enough to be in the lineup at the same time. If Jones is to start, the Pirates need to invest in an additional third baseman and if Alvarez starts, the Pirates will need to invest in an additional first baseman.

First Basemen (Top Options):
Adam Dunn
Pedro Feliz
Paul Konerko

First Baseman (Secondary Options):
Michael Aubrey
Alex Cora
Mike Hessman
Mark Kotsay
Jim Thome

Third Basemen (Top Options):
Jerry Hairston Jr.
Miguel Tejada

Third Basemen (Secondary Options):
Mike Hessman
Aaron Miles

Shortstops (Top Options):
Jerry Hairston Jr.
Cesar Izturis
Miguel Tejada

Shortstops (Secondary Options):
Orlando Cabrera
Alex Cora
Aaron Miles

Starting Rotation

1 – Discussed Below
2 – James McDonald
3 – Ross Ohlendorf
4 – Discussed Below
5 – Jeff Karstens

Top Starters (Top Options):
Jon Garland
Cliff Lee
Carl Pavano

Top Starters (Secondary Options):
Erik Bedard
Justin Duchscherer
Vicente Padilla
Brad Penny
Andy Pettitte
Brandon Webb

Number Four Starters (Top Options):
Dave Bush
Kevin Millwood

Number Four Starters (Secondary Options):
Doug Davis
Jamie Moyer

Bullpen

CL – Evan Meek
SU – Charlie Morton
SU – Chris Jakubauskas
1 – Brad Lincoln
2 – Chris Resop
3 – Zach Duke