BRADENTON, Fl. – “Ray Searage will fix him.”
That’s the line you’ve heard after pretty much every signing this off-season. Sometimes it was in the optimistic form of liking a move because of what Ray Searage could do with a player. Sometimes it was searching for the silver lining, trying to find hope for a move that didn’t look good.
But this approach and high praise for Searage wasn’t just among the Pirates fan base. It existed around the league. Every new pitcher I’ve talked with so far has issued some sort of high praise for the work Searage has done with pitchers in the last few years.