The Cubs are close to a minor league deal with catcher Jason Jaramillo, MLBTR has learned. The Pirates designated Jaramillo for assignment upon signing Erik Bedard this month, non-tendering him a few days later.
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December 26, 2011
The Cubs continued their run of signing guys to small deals and building up some depth this offseason with Monday’s signing of former Tampa Bay Ray Andy Sonnanstine.
Sonnanstine’s contract is a split one, meaning there’s a chance he’ll bounce between Chicago and Triple-A Iowa next season. Nonetheless, he fits the bill as the type of pitcher the Cubs are looking...
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December 27, 2011
Last week at Piratefest, Pirates Prospects was part of a backstage Q&A with Frank Coonelly. One of the questions we asked him was if local TV contracts were the next frontier for revenues, judging by the recent TV deals signed by the Angels and Rangers. The video is courtesy of Tom Smith from Rumbunter:
Coonelly’s answer was that revenue sharing was implemented originally...
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December 27, 2011
Born on this date in 1952 was infielder Craig Reynolds who played for the 1975-76 Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a first round draft pick of the Pirates in 1971, the 22nd overall pick. He hit .318 that first season the Gulf Coast League but struggled the following year in A-ball playing just 41 games, hitting .240 with no homers. Just one year later he earned a late season promotion...
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December 27, 2011
John Danks and Matt Garza have a lot in common. Both are above-average MLB starters in their late-twenties who were traded early in their careers. They’re arguably the best starting pitchers on Chicago’s two teams, and Baseball-Reference suggests they’re about as statistically analogous as two players can be.
As this table shows, Danks and Garza have had remarkably...
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December 26, 2011
Today's POTD looks at the series finale between the Blue Jays and the surprising Pittsburgh Pirates at the Dome.
Yunel Escobar slides into third after an Eric Thames single in the bottom of the first inning. The Jays were trailing 1-0 on an RBI groundout by Andrew McCutchen that scored a leadoff triple by Alex Presley.Jose Bautista cannot keep one fair down the left field line...
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December 26, 2011
The Cubs added two more pitchers to the mix on Monday when they signed right-handers Manny Corpas and Andy Sonnanstine to non-guaranteed split contracts.
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December 27, 2011
Join us in the chat box below at 2:00 PM today for a live chat about the Pirates Prospects 2012 Prospect Guide, as well as any other topic related to the Pirates. If you haven’t purchased your copy of the 2012 Prospect Guide, you can do so on the products page of the site.
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December 27, 2011
Today's POTD looks at a happier end result for the Blue Jays.
Pirates lefty Paul Maholm follows through on a pitch.Chase d'Arnaud, brother of Jays catching prospect Travis, drops the bat as he gets to first on an infield single to third off Brandon Morrow.Adam Lind awaits the throw from Morrow as d'Arnaud dives back to first.The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the fifth after...
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December 27, 2011
I think that this may be the longest posting hiatus in WHYGAVS history, so let's run over what's gone down in the last few days to get caught up. It's not a whole lot mind you, but definitely a few things at least worth mentioning. The only thing the Pirates have really done in the last week or so is sign Anderson Hernandez. This really isn't worth mentioning because...
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December 25, 2011
There is a Twilight Zone episode from 1963 called "The Parallel." The story goes something like this...
An astronaut (Steve Forrest) blasts-off from Cape Canaveral, and once he is in orbit, his ship disappears from radar. Next scene, the astronaut wakes up in a hospital, and he appears to be OK. Except he notices certain aspects of his life are slightly different. For...
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