Article: Van Benschoten sent to minor league camp

SARASOTA, Fla. -- John Van Benschoten is out of options and may be down to his last chance with the Pirates organization.

One day after the team optioned or reassigned 10 players to the team's minor league camp, Van Benschoten cleaned out his locker and joined them.

"I've just to go in there and take care of my thing, work hard and get back to the point where I can consistently throw strikes on a regular basis," Van Benschoten said. "That's not going to be hard for me to do. I'm going to get it turned around pretty quick."

Van Benschoten was the Pirates first pick, eighth overall, in the 2001 draft and has never proven that he ...

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