You would not expect a National League Most Valuable Player to participate in early-January workouts designed to shake the rust off younger prospects. But this is McCutchen, someone forever committed to stepping up his game view site… regardless of the levels already reached. His Florida residence may have played a part in his his camp presence, but convenience had less to (visit) do with it than an awareness of the responsibility of being a team leader. In fact, McCutchen and shortstop-elect Jordy Mercer are the only two projected regulars attending the Pirates’ voluntary workouts. More than half of the 40-man roster, as well as 10 other http://importantenews.blogspot.com/2013/10/max-workouts-reviewed-published-indepth.html invited players, are expected for what the club considers an important start-your-engines event, with manager Clint Hurdle on hand for his first look at key pieces of his 2014 club. “Guys enjoy getting to know each other, and it’s the first stage to turning the page [from the offseason] and getting everybody’s baseball energies flowing again,” general manager Neal Huntington says about the workouts, which have a different purpose in the middle of the club’s quiet offseason.
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