Pirates Scrabble

Found today at Baseball Musings is Humbug Journal's "Player Word Score" tool, which calculates the value of each players' name on a Scrabble board. The Pirate highlights include the lowest score in all of baseball (Ian Snell, 8) and John Van Benschoten, the second highest player without a "z" in his name at 37 (behind the Mariners Kenji Johjima at 42). Mike Gonzalez ties Johnny VB for the Pirates lead at 37, but he has two Z's in his name and that's like cheating. If you have some time to kill today, this thing will certainly help you out.