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The Pirates and Jose Morales reached an agreement on a Minor League deal that includes an invitation to Spring Training for the 28-year-old catcher.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates signed catcher Jose Morales to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
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Pirates Close To Deal With Jose Morales
The Pirates are close to a deal with catcher Jose Morales, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
Pirates Sign Jose Morales
The Pirates announced today they've signed catcher Jose Morales to a minor league deal with a Spring Training invite. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports first tweeted the near-agreement last night.
Morales, 28, has a .289/.365/.344 career batting line in 252 big league plate appearances for the Twins and Rockies. This year at Triple-A he hit .264/.350/.380 in 295 plate appearances.
Pirates sign minor league C Jose Morales
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