BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates' camp officially came to an end Friday, but that is mostly a ceremonial event. There is still a full batch of spring games to go, and all that means for most of the players is they are moving 9.4 miles to start their day at LECOM Park rather than Pirate City.
That was not the case for Edgar Santana and Chad Kuhl at this time last year, both left behind at Pirate City so they could continue their rehabilitations from Tommy John surgery.
"Feels like baseball as usual," Kuhl was telling me about this year's camp and how his arm feels.