Saturday 3/24 | News, Notes, and Links

  • The Pirates gave up six runs in the 9th inning and lost 7-2 to the Tigers yesterday. You can check out the recap here.
  • Pedro Alvarez will sit out the weekend games with knee discomfort/inflammation. Doesn't seem serious but something to be noted.
  • Charlie Morton has said that he'll be ready to be in the rotation as soon as the season starts. We'll see what the Pirates choose to do with him, but I think there's a good chance he starts the fifth game of the season for the Pirates in Los Angeles
  • We'll see the Houston Astros for the first and only time this spring today at 1:05. James McDonald is on the mound and will be followed by Chris Resop, Ryota Igarashi, and Daniel Moskos.