Kevin Gorman

I'm at Lecom Park in Bradenton, Old McKechnie Field.

Yeah, ballgame's about to start.

Pirates versus the Orioles.

Who's pitching?

Mitch Keller against an old friend, Shane Baas.

Good matchup.

Representative lineup today, actually.

Connor Griffin is starting in shortstop.

I think it's the first chance for the locals to see Connor Griffin as the starting shortstop for the Pirates.

Just great for league season.

And they've got Nick Gonzalez at third base, which is interesting.

And it's a pretty representative lineup.

Ryan O'Hearn, Brian Reynolds, Jake Mangum are out there.

Henry Davis behind the plate.

So I think you got a good number of guys that are potential starters in the lineup today.

I don't know.

I think the Pirates want him to start in the minors.

That's the feeling, the vibe that I've gotten from them is that the decision was already made.

That's their preference, is that he starts the season in the minors.

I was talking to someone close to the team yesterday, and they expressed how in April is when you're going to get your best pitching in AAA because you have guys that are