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If You're Hardcore: Can Moss succeed in Pittsburgh?

By Will Harris
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, August 1, 2008

Manny Ramirez is getting all the press, and Jason Bay can even make a case as the best player in the deal, but Thursday's blockbuster trade among the Red Sox, Dodgers and Pirates also yielded two players who will become major league regulars for the first time. New Pirates third baseman Andy LaRoche is a top prospect whom If You're Hardcore discussed in detail not long ago, but what of Brandon Moss? The 24-year-old was an eighth-round pick in 2002 and has shown steady improvement as he's climbed ...

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