![]() ![]() 200 batting average - and faces a lot of competition for at-bats in that outfield. Many people are looking at Nyjer Morgan as a dirt-cheap source for steals, but he performed dreadfully in the spring - barely a. Why not take a late-round shot on a guy who was once one of the game's better prospects? BUST He is coming off a stellar spring training, and he'll cost you practically nothing even in a deep NL-only league. Tim Kurkjian ESPN The Magazine's Pirates preview "We need more than that." What the Pirates really need is a winning season. "Our starters averaged just over five innings a start," says GM Neil Huntington. (The lefty was sent to Triple-A this spring.) As a result, John Russell used his bullpen more than any other NL manager, and it wasn't pretty: Bucs relievers combined for a 4.66 ERA, worst in the league. Gorzelanny's ballooned from 3.88 to 6.66. After posting a 3.76 ERA in 208 innings in 2007, his ERA jumped to 5.42 last year. His biggest task will be figuring out what happened to No. So the Pirates hired veteran pitching coach Joe Kerrigan to get them in sync. Four of Pittsburgh's promising arms - Ian Snell, Paul Maholm, Zach Duke and Tom Gorzelanny - have had success at the big league level, just not at the same time. ![]() How can a once-proud franchise avoid such shame? Well, its enigmatic pitchers could get on the same wavelength. If, as expected, that dubious streak reaches 17, they'll set an American major sports record. ![]()
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