Matt Clement

I'd like to see him lower in the lineup myself and work his way back up.

And I also think it's hard, and I know they are improved.

There's no question about that.

Jim Bowden had him the other day as the 21st lineup in baseball.

That sounds about right to me.

Connor Griffin could come up and supercharge things.

But it's hard for me to take a lineup too seriously when Jared Triolo is batting 6th.

Let's wait and see if he hits.

That little part has to happen.

He'll hit.

I hope.

But Triolo batting sixth, especially against a righty.

Three of their last four hitters in that lineup are not very good hitters, period.

Horowitz is the best one of them, of four of them.

He is a good hitter.

Yeah, so three of the four.

It still looks to me like there's some automatic outs in the Pirate lineup, to be real honest.

What stands out to you out there when we read the first Pirate lineup of the year?

Cruz, Lau, Reynolds, Ozuna, O'Hearn, Triolo, Horwitz, Gonzalez, and Davis.

On one hand, it's very enjoyable to talk about.