Your newest Pittsburgh Pirate is?.this guy:[sidehike--Flickr.com]The signing is [official now]; Ramon will make $4 million over 2 years. Slight overpay, but not a huge deal. He can play any infield position, is a veteran, and is relatively light-hitting (although he managed a .290 clip last ...
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Your newest Pittsburgh Pirate is....this guy:[sidehike--Flickr.com]The signing is [official now]; Ramon will make $4 million over 2 years. Slight overpay, but not a huge deal. He can play any infield position, is a veteran, and is relatively light-hitting (although he managed a .290 clip last ...
Wild and Crazy Relievers
For a staff that allowed the most walks in the league in 2008, the Pirates don’t seem to be concerned too much about acquiring pitchers who are, well, accurate. [We've already heard about Daniel Cabrera], we drafted Donnie Veal in the Rule 5, and the only wild man who we’ve eliminated from last ...
Leaving Vegas with a...bang?
Two major pieces of news today:---------The Pirates are "very, very close" to signing...................Ramon Vazquez. He's a veteran utility infielder who batted .290 last year with 6 HR's and 40 RBI last season with Texas. Basically, he's Chris Gomez, version 2.0. It doesn't mean Jack is on ...
Pirates moving infielders ?
Last week the Pirates signed veteran infielder Ramon Vazquez which has led to speculation that they will more aggressively attempt to move one of their incumbent infielders. Most have focused on ( rightfully so) Jack Wilson who could produce a decent bounty, but the last team interested was the ...
More Rumors, Anyone?
You guessed it, Jack Wilson. [The Detroit Free Press] says the talks are "ongoing" and that "there appears to be genuine interest on both sides." Although the Pirates aren't going to get great value for Wilson, the Detroit system is [not exactly chalk-full of prospects], so this is something to ...
Neal Huntington Will Pursue Daniel Cabrera
Anyone who has been closely following every single one of Neal Huntington’s small, insignificant moves lately (probably just me) will know that he has fallen in love with hard-throwing relievers who are pretty much incapable of throwing strikes. Examples include the Rule 5 draft choice [Donnie ...
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