BRADENTON, Fla. - Back in January, during Pirates mini-camp, Clint Hurdle was standing behind the second base bag watching the middle infielders taking batting practice. Hurdle noticed one infielder who stood out for his size and yelled out to the player, loud enough to be heard all over the field.
"That's the biggest second baseman I've seen since Bobby Grich!"
Hurdle asked the player if he knew who Bobby Grich was. The player wasn't aware of the infielder who played 17 years in the big leagues. He received homework to look up the player later that day.