Misfit Players

Sometimes a thought gets into your head and it won't go away. Recently I got the thought into my head that the Pittsburgh Pirates should rename themselves "The Island of Misfit Players".

GM Dave Littlefield seems to have developed the MO of filling the roster with young kids and cast-off players from other organizations that other teams don't want now but may want around the trading deadline (allowing Littlefield to bring in even more kids). Littlefield should consider that:

Nobody wants a closer that shoots jelly or a right fielder who rides and ostrich.

Pittsburgh management may want to consider that the new name would not just be an honest appraisal of what they are doing - it would also be an opportunity to sell all new merchandise.