Thursday 3/22 | News, Notes, and Links

  • The crew and I dropped a podcast last night. You can listen to it or get it from iTunes by clicking here.
  • The Pirates beat the Red Sox yesterday 5-4, the recap is here.
  • Garrett Jones and Pedro Alvarez both homered in an intrasquad game yesterday.
  • A.J. Burnett threw a bullpen yesterday and looks like a good bet to be in the Major League rotation before May rolls around.
  • I wrote this article on Neil Walker and remembering what the second base position looked like before he made a splash in the big leagues.
  • The Pirates host the Tampa Bay Rays today at 1:05, Jeff Karstens is starting for the Pirates.