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Posted on April 10, 2010 at 02:07 AM.

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Spring Training Concludes/Opening Day Roster Announced

When we last spoke with Pirates Manager he outlined 3 key position battles, 3B, SS, and 5th Starter.....Here is how the battles were played out.

The 3B job was won by Andy LaRoche, as was expected, but it didn't come easy. The highly touted prospect, Pedro Alvarez, really put the pressure on. But in the end, experience won out, and Alvarez will start the season in AAA.

Pedro Alvarez: .333 AVG, 1 Double, No HR, 2 RBI
Andy LaRoche: .297 AVG, 6 Doubles, 2 HRs, 7 RBI

The SS battle came down to the wire, with newcomer Bobby Crosby beating out Ronny Cedeno and prospect Argenis Diaz. Diaz bowed out of the race early as he could not find his bat at all, which left Crosby vs Cedeno. In the end, Crosby's superior offense came out on top. With Crosby winning the SS job, Cedeno will become the back-up at SS and 2B.

Bobby Crosby: .247 AVG, 2 Doubles, 1 HR, 5 RBI
Ronny Cedeno .240 AVG, 1 Double, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Finally the 5th starter job was between Hayden Penn, Kevin Hart, and rookie Daniel McCutchen. In the end Hart beat out the other 2, and won the 5th starter job outright.

Hayden Penn: 0-0 5.40 ERA, 10.0 IP, 6 ER
Kevin Hart: 1-1, 3.31 ERA 16.1 IP, 6 ER
Daniel McCutchen: 2-3, 7.11 ERA, 19.0 IP, 15 ER

As the Pirates head north for Pittsburgh, a few players really stood out during camp. Leading the hitters was CF Andrew McCutchen (.341 AVG, 5 Doubles, 3 HR, 8 RBI) and SP Charlie Morton (1-1, 2.88 ERA, 17 Ks).

The Pirates 25 Man Roster:

Outfielders
- #22 Andrew McCutchen
- #46 Garrett Jones
- #85 Lastings Milledge
- #19 Ryan Church
- #58 John Raynor (Rule IV)
- #24 Delwyn Young
Infielders
- #3 Aki Iwamura
- #15 Andy LaRoche
- #6 Jeff Clement
- #2 Bobby Crosby
- #13 Ronny Cedeno
Catchers
- #41 Ryan Doumit
- #35 Jason Jaramillo
Pitchers
- #57 Zach Duke (L)
- #49 Ross Ohlendorf (R)
- #28 Paul Maholm (L)
- #37 Charlie Morton (R)
- #25 Kevin Hart (R)
- #62 Hayden Penn (R)
- #77 DJ Carrasco (R)
- #47 Evan Meek (R)
- #53 Brendan Donnelly (R)
- #52 Joel Hanrahan (R)
- #48 Javier Lopez (L)
- #29 Octavio Dotel (R) Closer