More Pittsburgh Pirates Comedy

Well, dominant starter Kip Wells (career record 55-69) might have surgery, so the Pirates have these options:

If Wells opts to have surgery on the blood clot near his right arm -- he made no decision as of yesterday, Littlefield said -- the Pirates' only confirmed starters would be Oliver Perez, Zach Duke and Paul Maholm. All are 24 or younger, and Perez's total of 89 career starts towers above Duke's 14 and Maholm's six.

And those are the known commodities.

Of the five pitchers being given a realistic chance to challenge for the rotation, Victor Santos is by far the most experienced with 65 career starts, but he is coming off a 4-13 season with the Milwaukee Brewers and working for his fifth major-league employer.

Tasty.

Maybe Troy Polamalu is looking for something to do in the off-season. He's got nearly as much MLB experience as Paul Maholm.