Pirates president Frank Coonelly chatted with fans online earlier today and had a few interesting things to say.
On trading shortstop Jack Wilson: "I do not see a scenario at this time in which we will trade him. I expect Jack to be our opening day shortstop this year."
On 2009 expectations: "I am confident that we will play better than we did in 2008 and surprise a lot of people with our performance."
On a long-term contract for outfielder Nate McLouth: "We have not had any discussions on a long-term contract with Nate's representative since we exchanged arbitration numbers. It looks like those discussions have ended for this year and we will likely have a one-year deal with Nate."
On Andrew McCutchen's chances of playing: "We will not rush Andrew to the majors before he is ready simply to 'gain experience.'
For a full transcript of the chat go to the link below.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090204&content_id=3799490&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb
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