We always knew Huntington and Clint Hurdle loved big arms. Those in camp this spring are attached to some big bodies.

Tyler Glasnow is 6-foot-8. Josh Wall is 6-foot-6, and you could assemble an entire staff, not to mention a backcourt, with the 6-foot-5 guys (among them Jameson Taillon, Nick Kingham and Clayton Richard).

Then, there are the Tall Brothers, 6-9 John Holdzkom and 6-7 Jared Hughes:

You can read about their unique kinship on MLB.com tomorrow.

About those NCAAs? The Bucs should at least be on the bubble. … 

The mean temperature in Pittsburgh during February was 18.9 degrees. Only one February on record has been colder in the city’s history: 1979, at 18.0 degrees. Hmmm … wonder what else happened in Pittsburgh that year? … 

Whoever inherited Jeff Banister’s chore of making out the Bucs’ practice schedules and lineups could use spell-check. The other day’s batting practice rotation included a “Florimom” and the Gold’s lineup for tomorrow’s squad game originally had “Polonco” in right … 

This is my fourth Spring Training covering the Bucs. I have never seen Pedro Alvarez in such good shape — mentally as well as physically. He’s going to own this. To borrow from another media, he’s got the X Factor. …