The Perfect Storm

Brian Cartwright, who writes over at Statistically Speaking, has improved on Tom Tango's Marcel projection system, thanks to a conversation about Jason Bay, Xavier Nady and the Devil Rays' prospect Reid Brignac, who was one of the players the Pirates were probably seeking in trade negotiations with the Rays.

Cartwright contended that Andy LaRoche and Brandon Moss projected to be more productive offensively than Brignac, and thus he goes on to take TangoTiger's Marcel projections to the next level.

It's heady stuff, but really interesting for those that have an eye on what kind of sabermetric tools the Buccos' front office is most likely using to evaluate players.