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#Pirates still working through offseason options for rhp Gerrit Cole, who's still got some innings in him ...

"We've got to spend some time with him and see where we can place him," Huntington said. Cole gave up 8 R in 2 IP in final outing. "He'll have a long time this offseason to soakit all in, reflect on it and figure out what he might do differently next time," Huntington said. "The biggest lesson is, Triple-A (batters) can hit 100 mph (pitches). If you keep coming with 100 mph, they're going to keep hitting it. You've got to use all your pitches. What's good about Gerrit is, he's so capable of doing that. He's capable of thrown all four pitches for strikes in any count, but he's also capable of throwing a 94 mph power sinker and getting a double play when he gives up a leadoff single. Things snowballed on him, things got a little quick for him. He's going to be better for it."