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If Bill West of the
Pittsburgh Tribune is to be believed,
the Pirates are interested in trading for two of Boston expendable veterans—first-baseman
Mike Napoli and outfielder
Shane Victorino. Even if
Ben Cherington gets only one or two decent prospects in return, he should
clearly make this deal. Napoli would give the Bucs a major defensive upgrade over incumbent 1B
Pedro Alvarez—and offer the
potential at least of revived offensive performance. Victorino can fill-in or start at all three OF positions for the contending Pirates—currently in the top NL
Wild Card spot. Stay tuned.
