BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Ryan Vogelsong had just finished working out one day in December when his cell phone rang.The veteran right-hander pitcher鈥檚 agent was calling to say the Pittsburgh Pirates were interested in signing him as a free agent. Vogelsong could barely contain a smile when he ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Matt Joyce figures better days are ahead in 2016.Then again, it would be hard for the veteran outfielder, who is in the Pirates鈥� spring training camp as a non-roster invitee, to play much worse than he did in 2015.Joyce hit just .174 in 93 games for the Los Angeles Angels ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Most players who have spent seven seasons in the minor leagues are no longer considered prospects.However, Gift Ngoepe is hardly the ordinary professional baseball player. As such, the 26-year-old infielder鈥檚 learning curve has been steeper than most as he has worked his ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� John Jaso hasn鈥檛 read 鈥淢oneyball鈥� or watched the movie adaptation of Michael Lewis鈥� bestseller from 2003.That is surprising for a couple of different reasons.Jaso is a self-professed math nerd. He likely would be teaching advanced high school mathematics today if he ...
BRADENTON, Fla. --- John Jaso hasn鈥檛 read 鈥淢oneyball鈥� or watched the movie adaptation of Michael Lewis鈥� bestseller from 2003.That is surprising for a couple of different reasons.Jaso is a self-professed math nerd. He likely would be teaching advanced high school mathematics today if he ...
BRADENTON, Fla. --- Francisco Cervelli believes there is a moral to his success story of 2015.鈥淎lways believe in yourself,鈥� the Pirates catcher said before a recent spring training workout. 鈥淒on鈥檛 give up on yourself.鈥滻t would have been easy for Cervelli to give up after spending the ...