Thursday Wrap-up

After a very eventful Wednesday in Pirates world, Thursday was pretty quiet. The only thing that really went down was the Rule V draft, which I wrote about earlier. The Winter Meetings have concluded, so unfortunately the rapid fire news will slow once again.

That doesn't mean that the Pirates don't still have major needs to fill. All we learned from this week about our first base situation is that Derrek Lee won't be the guy, at least not by way of him accepting arbitration. I wrote a little bit about the first base situation last night, but there are some updates.

Last night a rumor came up that said the Mets are shopping around Ike Davis and the Pirates were an interested party. The rumor even went as far as to say that the Mets said they would want Brad Lincoln and Starling Marte in return for Davis. Now, I would do that in a heartbeat. The guy is 24 years old and hit .302/.383/.543 in 36 games with the Mets last year. He has hit .288/.371/.467 for his minor league career and looks like he could be one of the better power hitters in the league soon. If the Pirates could get him while just giving up Marte and Lincoln I would be ecstatic. Don't get me wrong, Marte is a great prospect as well, but the Pirates have enough outfield options and hardly anything at first base. Davis would be a fantastic addition to the system and could help the Pirates compete as soon as next year.

I am sure that there will be a lot more news surfacing about these topics and more before Christmas time, so keep checking back.