How do the Pirates plan to use Casey McGehee? Do the Bucs have their eyes on the Angels' first basemen? Fans inquire about these and more in the Inbox.
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December 21, 2011
The Pirates Prospects 2012 Prospect Guide is now available, featuring over 250 prospect reports, the 2012 top 50 prospects, a feature on the top four pitching prospects in the system, and the most comprehensive coverage of the Pirates’ farm system that you can find. While the top 50 prospects are exclusive to the book, we will be releasing the top ten prospects over the next...
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December 23, 2011
Today we wrapped up the Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 top 10 prospects countdown. The results, with links to the individual reports, are as follows:
1. Gerrit Cole
2. Jameson Taillon
3. Starling Marte
4. Josh Bell
5. Luis Heredia
6. Robbie Grossman
7. Tony Sanchez
8. Stetson Allie
9. Kyle McPherson
10. Nick Kingham
If you enjoyed the countdown and the reports on each player,...
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December 21, 2011
The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to terms with infielder Anderson Hernandez, per a team press release. Hernandez, a switch hitter, has 643 career at-bats in the majors, with a .241/.300/.314 line. He spent the 2011 season with Houston’s AAA affiliate, hitting for a .300/.366/.400 line in 510 at-bats. Hernandez has spent most of his career at shortstop, but also has played...
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December 23, 2011
Checking in on Pirates’ players and friends in Thursday’s winter league action:
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Gigantes del Cibao 7, Toros del Este 3
Two 3-run innings gave Los Gigantes the win in a “play in” game after the regular Dominican League season ended yesterday. Los Toros began the game with 2 runs in the top of the 1st. A lead-off double, and an RBI...
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December 22, 2011
The Pittsburgh Pirates made one addition to their starting rotation this off-season, adding Erik Bedard to a one year deal. Their rotation heading in to the year looks decent, with Jeff Karstens, Charlie Morton, and James McDonald all looking like locks for the rotation. They also have Kevin Correia and Brad Lincoln as the top options for the fifth starter role. That group doesn...
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December 21, 2011
The Pirates Prospects 2012 Annual, which will be released at the beginning of February, is now available for pre-sales. The Annual takes a detailed look at every player on the major league roster, along with every player who will be invited to Major League Spring Training. Each player profile features a write up on the player, the player’s career stats, contract information...
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December 23, 2011
Wrote another post over at RumBunter about the Pirates possibly signing Edwin Jackson. This is all hypothetical, of course, as the Pirates rumors have been very quiet the last few weeks. However, I think it's relatively possible, so check out the post:Clipped from: rumbunter.com (share this clip)
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December 21, 2011
This is both the lamest and coolest Christmas thing ever. [Link]
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December 23, 2011
Pirates second baseman Neil Walker takes time to talk about his upcoming holiday plans and to share some of his Christmas memories.
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