For one reason or another sports teams need to get creative with certain players. This spring, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been creative with their use of starting catcher Francisco Cervelli. This creativity from the Pirates is a smart idea and one that could pay off in the upcoming season.
As Pirate fans know Cervelli has a past history of concussions. After suffering multiple concussions with the New York Yankees, Cervelli has missed time due to concussions each of the past two seasons. This came after being concussion free during his first two seasons in Pittsburgh.
The Pirates wanted to find a way to limit Cervelli’s susceptibility to concussions this season.