In a week dominated by news and rumors of news that accompanied the bevvy of roster moves made by the Pittsburgh Steelers, the other North Shore guys wouldn't be outdone in the crafty personnel moves department, as they inked a notable deal of their own yesterday.
No, not Josh Hamilton or Justin Upton, nope, not even close. The Buccos locked in on journeyman Felixe Pie, a middling outfielder last seen languishing in the Braves farm system. As if the Pirates didn't already have an ample reserve of career minor league outfielders and/or reclamation projects, GM Neal Huntington felt just one more dive into the proverbial MLB dumpster might yield this year's Xavier Paul.
Pie, a zero tool player who seems to fit the mold that the Bucs gravitate to, lacking both power and speed, turned in his best season in the bigs in 2009, when he mustered a whopping .763 OPS as a fourth outfielder/utility guy for the Orioles. I'm not quite sure why this deal actually happened, but part of me says that Huntington simply wanted to employ a man named after a pastry dessert.
Look for Pie's name to begin surfacing in late May as all of Bucco Nation is clamoring for the lynching of both Jose Tabata and Alex Presley. Also look for Pie to join Tabata, Presley, and a host of other stiffs who will be royally pissing you off by mid June.
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