Despite Joel Hanrahan’s continued progress on the road back from a right elbow injury, it does not appear as if there will be enough time for the righty to be ready for the Pirates’ April 5 opener against the Dodgers.

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Hanrahan doubtful for Opening Day

Despite Joel Hanrahan’s continued progress on the road back from a right elbow injury, it does not appear as if there will be enough time for the righty to be ready for the Pirates’ April 5 opener against the Dodgers.

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Hanrahan doubtful for Opening Day

Daniel McCutchen made a decision on Tuesday to ditch the curveball for the slider, and threw two perfect innings to boost his shot at the fifth spot in the Bucs’ rotation on Wednesday.

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McCutchen resurrects slider with success

Andy LaRoche isn’t in the business of making predictions, but he’s comfortable enough to forecast one thing for the upcoming season — he’s going to hit for more power.

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LaRoche eyes more power in 2010

cDaniel McCutchen made a strong case for the fifth rotation spot with two perfect innings and Pedro Alvarez hit an RBI double and scored a run, but the Bucs fell to the O’s, 3-2, on Wednesday.

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McCutchen perfect; Alvarez gets RBI

If Octavio Dotel continues to progress, the Pirates closer may be able to pitch in enough Grapefruit League games to be ready for the team’s April 5 opener against the Dodgers.

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Dotel encouraged by latest session

Learning to play first base hasn’t actually been quite so difficult for Jeff Clement, who continues to work on the transition from catching during his first Spring Training with the Pirates.

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Clement looks like a natural at first

The Pirates gained payback for Monday’s loss to the Yankees with a 12-7 win on Tuesday, thanks to three multirun frames, which included Garrett Jones’ three-run homer in the first.

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Strong offense on the menu for Bucs

Bucs fans, get ready to watch Andrew McCutchen run. Those in attendance at McKechnie Field on Saturday got a glimpse of McCutchen’s intent to become even more aggressive on the basepaths in 2010.

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McCutchen out to swipe more bases

Jose Tabata and Pedro Alvarez, the Pirates’ top two prospects, delivered the team’s first run, but the club fell to the Rays, 4-3, in 10 innings on Monday afternoon.

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Prospects Alvarez, Tabata team up