Pirates Sign Scott Olsen

Well you thought Jayson Werth's deal was huge, prepare to have your mind blown.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed former Washington National Scott Olsen to a 1 year deal. Not content to be a complete idiot, and one of the bigger pricks in baseball, he comes complete with the added benefit of being a terrible pitcher.

A career 4.85 ERA is not all you get with Olsen, you also get a pathetic 1.81 SO/BB, 3.6 BB/, and 9.7 H/9. Add in 1.3 HR/9 and you got yourself quite a "pitcher".

Olsen hasn't had an ERA under 5.50 since 2008. In fact 3 out of his last four seasons his ERA was over 5.50, including a 6.03 in 2009.

He had Labrum surgery in 2009 and missed most of 2010 with soreness. Just what the doctor ordered for our ailing rotation. A bad pitcher with an injury history, who just so happens to be a complete and utter asshole.

He will reportedly have a base salary of $1 million dollars. This follows in a long line of players the Pirates are reportedly only having for one year. This gives me a bad feeling that Huntington is hunkering down and trying to save his job with rentals.