Two Bucco links

First up, Sean Burnett passed through waivers, was outrighted to the minors, and will get an invite to camp as a longshot to make the bullpen. This isn't exactly shocking given Burnett's injury history, poor showing in the minors and, according to the article, inability to even approach 90 mph. I suppose the real surprise is that we actually brought him back.

The other link I have at the moment is alluded to in the first one: the Pirates hired Baseball America editor Chris Kline to be an area scout. I don't know much about Kline, but it is the kind of outside-the-box hire that will help convince me that Greg Smith isn't completely a lost cause, despite his terrible track record.