I arrived at Pirate City this morning around 8:45 AM, while most of the players were doing warm ups. Â So far the only notable thing has been the bullpen sessions. Â Rudy Owens, Jameson Taillon, Kyle McPherson, Daniel Moskos and Duke Welker were among the pitchers who threw bullpen sessions this morning (pictures below).
I talked to Tony Sanchez briefly. Â He’s not happy with his Arizona Fall League performance. Â He mentioned that it is the first time he hasn’t hit for average in his career. Â He did point out he hit for power, but said he’d rather be hitting for average. Â He also wants a better picture on the site, rather than the Cape Cod league one, which he said was 50 pounds ago. Â That better picture will come today.
There is action later today, with the AAA and AA teams scheduled to play here. Â I’ll have updates on Twitter. Â Here are some pictures from this morning.
Here is Rudy Owens…
And Daniel Moskos…
Kyle McPherson…
Ramon Cabrera taking a break…
Jameson Taillon…
Duke Welker…
A Canadian baseball academy just showed up. Â They’ll be playing someone here today. Â I’m not sure what level, because the schedule just says “Pirates”. Â I’ll probably be taking a break here soon, so that I can get back for the games at 1:00.
