Pirates lose again

Let's catch up on some of the recent news out of Florida and what it means for the Pirates.

The most important thing that we got to hear today was that both Xavier Nady and Jose Castillo are going to be OK. Nady's intestinal thingy was just a virus and Castillo's foot is fine. The most amusing part of the Nady injury storyline? The Cincy Post Reds' beat writer C. Trent Rosecrans somehow misinterpreted Nady's injury as "testicular" and not "intestinal." Oops.

Meanwhile, Masumi Kuwata passed Physical Challenge #1 today by pitching a perfect inning in the Bucs' 10-4 loss to the Reds. Yo Herrera got shelled in his first outing against real batters, giving up four earned runs (and five total) over two innings. This is why it's a good reason to not get excited about much that happens this spring.