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Subject - Brett Roneberg
By - "snowy73"
Hi all
Can anyone tell me where Brett Roneberg will fit in the Pirates Minor League System when he returns after the World Baseball Classic?
He has been out for a year recovering from shoulder surgery and played extremely well for Queensland in the Claxton Shield Australian Championship
He will be crucial to Australia's WBC campaign
Will be interested in his future with Pittsburgh
Thanks

By - "masrur"
He'll most likely be starting for the "AA" Altoona Curve, either at first base or in an outfield corner (my money's on first)
If Eldred is promoted later this year, they might bump him up to "AAA"
He's got some hitting ability, but would need for a couple people in front of him to get hurt/traded to make the Majors
It could happen
He's at least as well qualified as Andy Barkett was when he got his 'cup-of-coffee' here in '01