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Article: Five Questions: Third baseman Andy LaRoche

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Andy LaRoche

3B -- 6-foot-1, 210 pounds

Bats: right Throws: right

Notable: Laroche was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers this past July as part of the three-way trade that sent Jason Bay to the Red Sox and Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers. LaRoche - who was considered the Dodgers' second-best prospect - started 45 of the final 54 games at third base for the Pirates and batted .152 with 12 RBI. LaRoche - the younger brother of Pirates first baseman Adam LaRoche - attended Grayson County (TX) Community College before being signing with the Dodgers. Andy and Adam are the first pair of brothers to play together for the Pirates since Eddie and Johnny O'Brien in 1958.

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