Pirate Fans Help !

[Prepressisdead]

Any "inside" or local info regarding the Pirates rotation ?

It seems as though they've got trouble in 3 of the 5 spots yet Bullington is still in the minors.

Any rumblings out there ?

[mak1277]

Until Sat. he had had 3 straight iffy starts down at Triple A. I think the team is commited to giving Chacon a shot in the 5th starter role (which I don't have a big problem with). Maholm has a good start just often enough (like Sat. night) that he is probably going to stay in the rotation.

Duke's the real question. It would be a huge setback to have him sent down, and I don't think the team wants to, but they may not have a choice. Bullington would probably be the guy to get the call, but I wouldn't expect anything great out of him from a fantasy standpoint.