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Former Buccos

The Pirates played the Atlanta Braves tonight (actually, they’re still playing…), and because they feature two former Buccos prominently (Nate McLouth and Mike Gonzalez), it got me thinking about players in the majors who used to play for Pittsburgh. Here’s the best 25-man roster I can come up with (with some injured guys thrown in to boot):

Catchers (2)
Jason Kendall (Milwaukee)
David Ross (Atlanta)

Infield (5)
Jose Bautista (Toronto)
Jeff Keppinger (Houston)
Brent Lillibridge (White Sox)
Aramis Ramirez (Cubs)
Ty Wigginton (Baltimore)

Outfield (5)
Jason Bay (Boston)
Brian Giles (San Diego)
Jose Guillen (KC)
Gary Matthews Jr. (Angels)
Nate McLouth (Atlanta)
Xavier Nady (Yankees)–DL

Utility Guys (1)
Doug Mientkiewicz (Dodgers)–DL
Matt Stairs (Philly)

Pitching Staff (5)
Bronson Arroyo (Cincy)
Ollie Perez (Mets)
Jason Schmidt (Dodgers)–DL
Jeff Suppan (Milwaukee)
Tim Wakefield (Boston)
Chris Young (San Diego)

Bullpen (7)
Ronald Belisario (Dodgers)
Mike Gonzalez (Atlanta)
Mike Lincoln (Cincy)
Damaso Marte (Yankees)
Joe Beimel, Julian Tavarez, Ron Villone and Kip Wells–DL (all with Washington!)

Coaching Staff
Jim Leyland, Andy Van Slyke, Lloyd McClendon, Gene Lamont, Rafael Belliad (Detroit)

How do you think they compare to our actual 25-man? And is there anyone I missed? I, for one, would like to get at least a few of these guys back.

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