In today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dejan Kovacevic writes that former Hickory Crawdad center fielder Andrew McCutchen may be headed to the roster of Team USA. The question at hand is whether or not the Pittsburgh Pirates organization will actually allow Andrew to go. McCutchen was Pittsburgh’s first round draft pick in 2005, and he’s currently playing AAA ball in Indianapolis.

Huntington said that McCutchen, who is under consideration for the
United States roster for the Olympics, likely will be allowed to
participate if asked. A decision is expected from USA Baseball soon.

I think a trip to China for the olympics would be an excellent experience for McCutchen. I’m also excited to see a former Crawdad in the spotlight again.
I think Andrew is fully qualified for this spot. One other good thing about Cutch going to China is that he’ll get the chance to teach a billion people how to do the chicken dance!

Go Andrew!

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