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Bryan Leonard's Monday Afternoon Delight

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati

The Pirates are bringing up their top minor league pitching prospect Daniel McCutchen to make his major league debut today against the Reds. The young righty came over in the offseason in the Xavier Nady deal. The team really likes his competitive spirit and his numbers have been solid this year in Triple A. He was 13-6 with a 3.47 ERA pitching in Indianapolis. The Reds have never faced him which gives a big edge to the youngster.


On the other side of the spectrum the Reds are starting rehashed veteran Kip Wells. The former Cardinal and Rockie has been in and out of the league for the past few seasons, and for good reason. In his last seven starts at the major league level he has allowed 35 earned runs in only 34.2 innings of work. The last time he faced the Pirates was in 2007 and he permitted 6 earned runs on 10 hits in 3.1 innings of work.

The Pirates are still playing with a fire even after trading away all their better known players. This has given the young kids a chance to shine and they are taking full advantage. The wrong team is favored here and we swoop in with gusto.

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Bryan Leonard's Monday Afternoon Delight

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati

The Pirates are bringing up their top minor league pitching prospect Daniel McCutchen to make his major league debut today against the Reds. The young righty came over in the offseason in the Xavier Nady deal. The team really likes his competitive spirit and his numbers have been solid this year in Triple A. He was 13-6 with a 3.47 ERA pitching in Indianapolis. The Reds have never faced him which gives a big edge to the youngster.


On the other side of the spectrum the Reds are starting rehashed veteran Kip Wells. The former Cardinal and Rockie has been in and out of the league for the past few seasons, and for good reason. In his last seven starts at the major league level he has allowed 35 earned runs in only 34.2 innings of work. The last time he faced the Pirates was in 2007 and he permitted 6 earned runs on 10 hits in 3.1 innings of work.

The Pirates are still playing with a fire even after trading away all their better known players. This has given the young kids a chance to shine and they are taking full advantage. The wrong team is favored here and we swoop in with gusto.

PLAY PITTSBURGH

well im thinking something totally different.like the over wells is just another pitcher barely hanging on and mccutcheon is a rookie with no expereince