Slowly Moving

Wednesday was Zach Duke's last start of the spring season. His next one will be on Monday at PNC Park and it will be for real. Right now Monday seems so far, far away. It is at this part of spring that things just seem to literally take forever. The start of the season is right around the corner, there are not many other stories to watch for, and time is not my side.

The final portions of the battles of the spring, seem to fall on the bench. The bullpen seems mostly set, but we don't know who will fill out the bench. And if we are to believe Neal Huntington, there could be more moves coming before the start of the season. Huntington really likes to comb the waiver wire and this time of the year, there are plenty of guys that hit that wire for the taking. I would not be shocked if we do have a new Pirate before the weekend is up.

We most likely won't have Ramon Vasquez around anymore, though one would think that he would have been gone by now. What we do with him, could make for a rather interesting sub story, as we wait for Monday.

While it is seems so far away, there could be plenty to happen in the coming days, that could make us forget how far away Monday is.