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Thursday, December 04, 2008

PPG: Kovacevic: Mientkiewicz giving Pirates “the final say”

Reason #1 why Minky is great:

“It’s a typical Mientkiewicz offseason. I’m everybody’s B and C plan,” he said. “If they two guys they want to sign get hit by a truck, then they think about me.”

Reason #2 why Minky is great:

(talking about complications stemming from his wife’s heart sugery)

“She told me I caused heart to fail because she had to watch me playing third base.”

Reason #3 why Minky is great:

(Third base)was where Mientkiewicz, playing a position mostly foreign to him, committed all seven of his errors in 2008.

With the team shopping the elder LaRoche, Bautista already gone, the jury still out on the younger LaRoche, the general consensus being that Walker is not ready for MLB, and Pedro Alvarez expectedly waiting in the wings, why not Minky?

Hurdle's Heroes (SuperBaes) Posted: December 04, 2008 at 05:22 PM | 3 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Tike Redman's Shattered Dreams (shayborg) Posted: December 04, 2008 at 09:15 PM (#3020981)

I've said it here before -- if he can put up a .350 OBP again (it was .374 last year) I totally don't mind bringing him back as a spot starter.

2. Gaylord Perry the Platypus (oi!) Posted: December 04, 2008 at 09:21 PM (#3020988)

The Pirates could do a lot worse than have him as a utilityman. They shouldn't make him an everyday player, of course, because they really need to figure out what they've got in some of their younger players.

At the same time, I certainly can't blame him for wanting to see if there's an opportunity to play everyday. Overall, it seems like both sides are willing to see how things go.

3. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: December 04, 2008 at 09:41 PM (#3021002)

"I've said it here before -- if he can put up a .350 OBP again (it was .374 last year) I totally don't mind bringing him back as a spot starter."

Yep, bang on. I wouldn't mind bringing him back in a role similar to last year's.

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