You have a new favorite player on this team.

You just don't know it yet.

You're about to find out.

Good morning to you.

Good.

Tuesday morning, I'm Dan Kavachwitch of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports.

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Pirates 4 raise 1 yesterday in Bradenton, FLA.

Mike Clevenger, a bullpen candidate, opened up with three scoreless innings, one hit, two walks.

He struck out three.

Carmen Wiginski, a bullpen not starter candidate, didn't do so well.

A run and two hits and two walks over two and a third innings.

Johann Ramirez with a spotless inning and a strikeout.

And offensively, among the projected starters for the team,

Jake Mangum went two for three out of the leadoff spot.

Mangum for the spring is 6 for 15 with double, triple walk, a couple of RBIs.

And I'm here to tell you that he's going to be the guy.

He's going to be the second string quarterback, the backup goaltender, the deputy mayor,

the Rob McOviac that we all need in our lives, for those of you who go back

a little bit with this team. There's always got to be one. But what separates Mangum, I think,

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