MLB Trade Rumors: Pirates could use Wood

With Brandon Wood getting DFA by the Angels yesterday, there's been quite a bit of talk on Twitter this morning about the Pirates putting in a claim for him (well, before we all started making dick jokes). Wood is, after all, a former top prospect that technically has the ability to play shortstop. Of course, the fact that he's hit .168/.197/.259 in 494 Major League plate appearances kind of makes him look like a poor man's pale imitation of Andy LaRoche at the plate, but, well, anything's better than Ronny Cedeno, right?

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