Pitchers and catchers have reported. All position players are expected to be in Bradenton by Friday, February 19th. Although many of them have already arrived. John Jaso and Andrew McCutchen were some of the notable over achievers that arrived early.
Pirates Pitching Coach Ray Searage was seen smiling ear to ear. Jeff Locke has been in camp for weeks.
Pitcher Jeff Locke told Dan Zigrilli that “It’s that fun time of year…everybody has the itch. It’s like the first day of school”.
New Pirates starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong was the topic on Rob Biertempfel’s mind.