BRADENTON, Fla. - It's not a surprise the Pirates acquired Pat Light when he became available prior to Spring Training. Light fits the type of pitcher they usually seek out. He's tall with a big frame. He can throw hard, topping out at 100 MPH, and averaging around 95 MPH with his fastball. He's got a pretty high ground ball rate. He strikes people out. And he has control problems, which is a negative, but something the Pirates have done a good job with fixing with other players.
Light isn't a guy who has a shot at winning a spot on the big league club out of camp.