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November 09, 2011
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed six minor league free agents, according to Baseball America. Returning to the organization are catchers Milver Reyes and Wyatt Toregas. Reyes was a coach last year, and will likely return to the same role. Toregas will probably fill the role once again as AAA depth and an emergency catcher if the Pirates happen to need a dozen catchers again...
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November 09, 2011
Baseball America reports that Steve Pearce has elected minor league free agency. Pearce was the only player eligible for minor league free agency that we hadn’t heard about yet, with the other players already electing free agency. The Pirates outrighted Pearce to AAA after the season, and because he had at least six years of pro experience, he was able to opt for free agency...
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November 11, 2011
Pirates’ players and friends in winter league action:
MEXICAN PACIFIC LEAGUE
Naranjeros de Hermosillo 2, Venados de Mazatlan 1
Los Naranjeros scored lone runs in both the 3rd and 4th innings, with a double and a single in each. Los Venados were kept scoreless and held to just 2 hits and 2 walks over the first 7 innings of the game. They finally scored their one run in the...
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November 10, 2011
On this date in 1897 the Pittsburgh Pirates made a seven player trade, sending star outfielder Mike Smith and 30 game winner, Pink Hawley along with cash, to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for five players. Hawley was just shy of his 25th birthday at the time and he had a 71-61 record for the Pirates in three seasons. He had also gone 30-58 for the St Louis Browns(Cardinals) prior...
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November 09, 2011
The Pirates posted details for their annual offseason caravan, which will take place much earlier than usual this year (like PirateFest). The caravan features several groups of players and coaches traveling around the region for a week doing autograph sessions, visits to schools, etc. On the weekend, they convene in Pittsburgh for PirateFest.
This year the caravan will visit Uniontown...
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November 10, 2011
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed veteran catcher Rod Barajas to a one-year deal with a club option for 2013.
Terms of the contract were not immediately disclosed Thursday.
The 36-year-old Barajas hit .230 with 16 home runs and 47 RBIs last season while playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Pirates are in need of catching help after declining the options on veterans Chris...
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November 10, 2011
The Chicago White Sox signed a pair of left-handed pitchers on Thursday.
Agreeing to contracts were Donnie Veal and Jose Quintana.
Veal underwent Tommy John surgery in 2010 and spent last season in the minors with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was 1-0 with a 7.16 ERA in 19 outings with the Pirates in 2009.
Quintana pitched for the Class A affiliate of the New York Yankees in Tampa...
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November 10, 2011
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed veteran catcher Rod Barajas to a one-year contract on Thursday.
Financial terms were not disclosed, but the deal has a club option for 2013.
Barajas, 36, batted .230 with 16 homers and 47 RBIs in 336 at-bats with the Los Angeles Dodgers this season.
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November 11, 2011
Most baseball fans are vaguely familiar with Major League Baseball’s waiver system. It’s not a consistent system, with several waiver periods throughout the year. The most publicized waiver period takes place around the month of August, when teams can make trades via waivers. The waiver order is determined in two ways during that time period. The order is based on the...
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November 10, 2011
The Pittsburgh Pirates and veteran catcher Rod Barajas have agreed to a one-year deal with a club option for 2013.
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November 10, 2011
The Bucs made a bit of early noise early on in the free agency, signing catcher Rod Barajas to a one year deal for $4 million, plus a 2013 club option for $3.5 million.
Barajas is 36. He hit .230 with 16 homers in 98 games for the Dodgers last season. For his career, he’s a .238/.284/.414 hitter. His defense is supposedly pretty good, but as you can see he’s a pretty big downgrade...
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November 10, 2011
Free-agent catcher Rod Barajas signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team announced Thursday. Barajas' contract also contains a club option for the 2013 season.
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