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    Pirates The LaRoche Bros

    Pirates agreed to terms with first baseman Adam LaRoche on a one-year, $7.05 million contract.
    A nice raise from the $5 million he earned last year. LaRoche will make an extra $50,000 each for 555 and 590 plate appearances. He'll be eligible for free agency for the first time after the season.

    According to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, the Pirates are unlikely to give Andy LaRoche any competition at third base this spring.
    Of course, signing Ramon Vazquez says otherwise. LaRoche's career is off to a horrible start, but he remains very young and still projects as a strong everyday player both offensively and defensively. "We're going to give Andy a chance," general manager Neal Huntington said.
    Looks like the LaRoche bros will be guarding the lines for the Pirates in '09. Adam is getting quite a raise after a .25 HR performance in '08. Meanwhile Jason Giambi is making $4 million. His brother Andy is looking another Andy who played the same position, Andy Marte. A bust. A dud. This is Andy's year to make or break him.

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    Re: The LaRoche Bros

    Odds that their combined averages for April will be < .300
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    Re: The LaRoche Bros

    True story.

    When the LaRoche's were in college, their parents(their father was a coach for the Rockies) lived next to my grandmother and she often house sat for them. I swam in the same pool both of them did. I am awesome.
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    Re: The LaRoche Bros

    Quote Originally Posted by love_that_reefer View Post
    Looks like the LaRoche bros will be guarding the lines for the Pirates in '09. Adam is getting quite a raise after a .25 HR performance in '08. Meanwhile Jason Giambi is making $4 million. His brother Andy is looking another Andy who played the same position, Andy Marte. A bust. A dud. This is Andy's year to make or break him.
    A .25 HR performance? That'd be pretty bad. What, did he get Robin Ventura-ed and miss 2nd, 3rd, and home?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ljshorty89 View Post
    A .25 HR performance? That'd be pretty bad. What, did he get Robin Ventura-ed and miss 2nd, 3rd, and home?
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