As spring training nears the fans are growing restless. Not many questions to be answered and the Pirates still may have another move up their sleeve.
What we don't know:
Who will be the 5th starter? Locke seems most likely but Cumpton in the mix and we don't know how ready Morton will be.
Who will be the 4th outfielder? Lambo looks like the choice but can he show more this spring than last spring?
What we know:
Worley, Burnett, Liriano, and Cole will be in the rotation if healthy. Cervelli and Stewart will be the catchers, Alvarez and Hart the 1b, Walker 2b, Mercer SS, Harrison 3b, Kang and Rodriguez backup infielders., McCutchen, Marte, and Polanco OF.
Pen will have Melancon, Watson, Bastardo,, Radhames with Holdzkom, Caminero, Pimental, LaFromboise, and Hughes vying for spots.
Add them up and there are 20 locked players plus whoever takes the 4th OF spot and the 5th starter spot so that's 22. Comes down to who makes the pen and whether Morton is ready.
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