Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Pirates Spring Training Report

Most reports coming out of spring training about a team's top prospects have to do with how well they are hitting or the progress they are making toward the Big Leagues. Not our Pittsburgh Pirates. Yesterday's news out of their Bradenton camp has the 43-year-old wife of up-and-coming outfielder Jose Tabata being arrested for kidnapping a baby while posing as a customs official. Fortuntately, Tatata does not seem to be involved in the scam, but still.... Apparently, Tabata came over last year in a trade from the Yankees, so that may help explain it.

Ralph

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Pirates got somebody from the Yankees?

Amazing.

Ralph said...

Well, they gave up a near all-star rightfielder in Xavier Nady to get him.