Will Carroll Health Report

Will Carroll, who is not a doctor but sometimes sounds like one, reviews the state of the Pirates' health for Baseball Prospectus. It's premium so you won't see it if you don't subscribe. No real surprises there, but I'd forgotten how much Dave Williams (the only red light) has struggled with injury.

In other Prospectus news, I see they repaired their team depth chart today. Bobby Hill is no longer presented as in line to receive most of the playing time at second base. They still have Rob Mackowiak only managing 165 plate appearances, however, which is just wrong. They have Mesa with a 5+ ERA, a 1.57 WHIP, and 36 saves. I doubt that's possible but respect their attempt to hedge. He had like a 3.25 ERA last year and sports a career WHIP in the 1.4s. Mesa with nearly a 1.6 WHIP is not going to save 36 games, no matter how many opps he's given.