The Pirates desperately need Pedro Alvarez to be a middle-of-the-order presence a big bat in a suddenly power-sapped National League Central.
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February 20, 2012
It looks like a good time to buy stock in Anderson Hernandez. The Pirates’ decision to place Rule 5 pick Gustavo Nunez on the 60-day disabled list greatly narrows the competition for utility infielder spots. They have a lot of players available to compete for bench spots, but many, such as Nick Evans and Jake Fox, are strictly corner players. Somebody has to backup Clint...
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February 17, 2012
The A.J. Burnett trade has finally come to an end, with the Pittsburgh Pirates getting the right handed starter for $13 M over two years. In exchange, the Pirates gave up right handed relief prospect Diego Moreno and outfielder Exicardo Cayones. For those of you unfamiliar with either player, here is what the Pirates gave up.
Diego Moreno
The right handed reliever has a great arm...
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February 19, 2012
He's smiling about his potential extension value with the Pirates
This past week, Matt Swartz published a 2 part series of articles at Fangraphs that examined historical WAR value assumptions and what the actual numbers were. It is a fantastic 2-parter, especially the second part that I linked. It’s the kind of article that you really need to read, ponder for a minute...
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February 20, 2012
BRADENTON — In order to make room for right-hander A.J. Burnett on the 40-man roster, the Pirates placed infielder Gustavo Nunez on the 60-day disabled list with a right ankle injury.
Nunez, 24, was selected from the Detroit Tigers in the Rule-5 draft in December by the Pirates.
During the 2011 season, Nunez hit .276 with 13 doubles, seven triples, five home runs, 26 RBI and...
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February 20, 2012
Jim Callis of Baseball America has announced that the bonus pools for the 2012 MLB draft are set. The only player who could impact the potential bonuses would be Derrek Lee, who is expected to either retire, or sign a minor league deal. Neither option would generate a compensation pick for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The bonus pool for the Pirates is $6,563,500. That’s the 16th...
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February 19, 2012
On a slow day for Pittsburgh Pirates transactions and birthdays, we have just three players born on this date today and no trades. We start off with a guy who didn’t live up to his nickname in the majors but he had an interesting minor league career and he also played for the first team in Pirates history to make the World Series. Joe “Home Run” Marshall(1876) made...
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February 19, 2012
With today being the first official day of workouts for pitchers and catchers, I figured it was a good time to go over the players in camp who are not on the 40-man roster. Earlier today, I went over the pitchers. Here are the non-roster invitee catchers.
Ramon Cabrera
Cabrera is coming off a breakout season, where he won the Florida State League batting title with a batting average...
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February 18, 2012
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a mistake trading for enigmatic right hander A.J. Burnett and committing $13 million in salary to him over two seasons. While the Bucco’s didn’t give much up in the two prospects that they sent to New York, it still seems like too big of a financial risk for a guy that you just do not know what to expect from.
The 35 year old has not had a...
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February 20, 2012
Paul McCartney's Yesterday was voted to be the best pop song of all time by Rolling Stone. The line "Yesterday... love was such an easy game to play. Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday." can be applied to baseball. There are dozens of guys that played the game with such ease one year, then fell flat on their face the next, and I would guess...
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February 18, 2012
With Tim Wakefield announcing his retirement I thought I’d go through the unfortunate list for Pirates fans, of pitchers with the most wins after leaving the Pittsburgh Pirates, just to show where he ranks on that list. I included 11 players just to show the top 10 while he was with the Pirates, as all the other players on the list were retired prior to him leaving Pittsburgh...
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February 19, 2012
BRADENTON, Fla. Neil Walker had a bird's-eye view. Walker played in 159 games last year, meaning he participated in the middling early portion of the season, the improvement in June, the division-leading play in July, the 10-game losing streak that began in August and the struggle to the finish line in September.
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February 18, 2012
Seven former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date and we start with the man who pitched for the last two World Series teams in Pirates history. Bruce Kison(1950) was a 14th round draft pick of the Pirates in the 1968 amateur draft. He shot through the minors out of high school, going 30-9 over his two full and two partial seasons. Prior to being called up by the Pirates in...
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February 20, 2012
Good morning from Pirate City. I’ll be updating this blog throughout the day with news and notes, but be sure to check the main site for the full stories.
— Earlier this morning, the Pirates placed infielder Gustavo Nunez on the 60-day disabled list with a right ankle injury. The move opened up a spot on the 40-man for right-hander A.J. Burnett.
— And speaking of...
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February 19, 2012
Every so often I’ll get an e-mail from someone who is planning on going to Spring Training. The person usually asks for tips on what to do in Bradenton, mostly specific to Pirates-related activities. Pitchers and catchers have reported, and the first workouts start today. So now is as good of a time as any to give some tips on Bradenton for those of you who plan on making your...
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February 19, 2012
First base After Derrek Lee opted for free agency, the Pirates appeared resolved to platoon the position internally.
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