Player Spotlight: Carmen Pignatiello

Northwest Indiana's Post-Tribune has an article on left-handed reliever Carmen Pignatiello. "If a second lefty wants to grab a spot, that's fine with me. But we're not necessarily looking for a second lefty [besides Scott Eyre]," Piniella told the Chicago Tribune. Although Pignatiello will likely start the season in Des Moines, we can expect him to be up for the occassional cup of coffee in 2008 where he may share the pen with fellow lefties Eyre and Neal Cotts. Pignatiello, whose spring numbers have surpassed those of Eyre and Cotts, could see his role expanded in 2009. "Scott Eyre is in the last year of his [three-year $11 million] contract," Hendry said. Pignatiello enters 2008 with a 49-46 and 3.67 ERA in seven minor league seasons.