This is an open, free-wheeling blog about the Pirates. If you have something to say, say it here. http://www.baseballnooz.com/pittsburghpirates yes yes http://www.baseballnooz.com/post/pittsburghpirates/will_laroche_improve_with_pirates.html <font face=Arial><img style="WIDTH: 67px; HEIGHT: 94px" hspace=6 src="http://www.baseballnooz.com/blogs/baseballnooz/w/w/w/www/pittsburghpirates/images/20070126.2755142.jpg" align=left border=0>It looks like the </font><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/atl"><font face=Arial color=#0000ff>Braves</font></a><font face=Arial> and </font><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/pit"><font face=Arial color=#0000ff>Pirates</font></a><font face=Arial> both benefited from the trade that sent reliever&nbsp;</font><a title="The Baseball Cube Mike Gonzalez" href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/search.asp?Q=Mike%20Gonzalez"><font face=Arial color=#0000ff>Mike Gonzalez</font></a><font face=Arial>&nbsp;to Atlanta and first baseman&nbsp;</font><a title="The Baseball Cube Adam LaRoche" href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/search.asp?Q=Adam%20LaRoche"><font face=Arial color=#0000ff>Adam LaRoche</font></a><font face=Arial> to Pittsburgh. The Braves' bullpen will be one of the strongest in baseball while the Pirates will have a bona fide slugger at first base. LaRoche has a good chance to hit over 35 home runs as he matures. </font><font face=Verdana>&nbsp;<img style="WIDTH: 82px; HEIGHT: 111px" hspace=6 src="http://www.baseballnooz.com/blogs/baseballnooz/w/w/w/www/pittsburghpirates/images/20070126.3129161.jpg" align=right border=0></font> Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:31:59 GMT 0