Josh Phelps, whoopee

You've probably seen by now that the Pirates claimed Josh Phelps off of waivers from the Yankees. Jim Tracy refers to him as a "home run threat" and Littlefield talks about how he has "some power." What a load of crap. First off, he's right-handed. And we play in PNC Park. Major power decrease there. He slugged .363 with the Yankees this year and .424 with Tampa last year, hitting 7 homers in 265 plate appearances. Besides on year in Toronto, he's not particularly good at drawing walks. Phelps is like Ty Wigginton, except with less power and the ability to play less positions. And also, without the whole "murderous rampage against catchers" thing, which more or less makes him less fun.