Nov 19
C/1B Jeff Clement will get what could be his last shot at becoming a major league regular in February when he reports to the Pirates' spring training camp as the nominal favorite to be the opening-day first baseman. Clement was the centerpiece of the five-player package the Pirates received from Seattle in a July 29 trade for Jack Wilson and Ian Snell, and Pittsburgh immediately began converting him into a first baseman at Class AAA Indianapolis.
