Dave Littlefield is a robot

I'm serious. He's the most predictable person alive. On Tuesday when talking about non-tenders I wrote:

Joel Pineiro has had a Kip Wells-esque career arc, as well as some injury
trouble, and would probably make a decent 5th starter, if healthy. I seem to
recall his name has been mentioned in the same sentence as the Pirates in the
past and we all know that once a player enters DL's radar, he stays there.

Today the Trib brings us:

The Pirates are eyeing free-agent right-hander Joel Pineiro as a possible fifth
starter for their 2007 rotation.

They're guessing his price will be in excess of $7 million. With his history it's probably not worth it.

Meanwhile, the PG tells us that the Mike Gonzalez market is hopping. If (when) DL screws this up, I'm going to be pissed. My favorite part of the article comes at the end when we find out that the Bucs actually made 8 minor league free agent signings yesterday (not 7 as previously reported). The 8th player? Mike Edwards, of course.