Taking a Look at the Pirates’ Crowded Bullpen
Yesterday the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they had signed right handed reliever Juan Cruz to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. Cruz was considered one of the better set-up men in the game just a few years ago, and is coming off a pretty good year pitching out of Tampa Bay’s bullpen, one year removed from a shoulder injury.
Following the move, I raised...
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11 days ago
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2012 Pittsburgh Pirates Arbitration Results
Yesterday was the deadline for teams and arbitration eligible players to exchange salary figures for arbitration. The Pittsburgh Pirates reached pre-arbitration deals with six of the eight eligible players, and exchanged figures with the remaining two players. Here is a look at how each player did through arbitration, looking at the MLBTR estimates and the actual money that the players...
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26 days ago
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26 days ago
Update on Pittsburgh Pirates’ Arbitration Eligible Players, Spring Training Invites
The Pittsburgh Pirates had eight players without deals who were eligible for arbitration a few weeks ago, but have made some progress since, signing five of the eight to deals.
Below are the arbitration eligible players who have agreed to contracts with the team. All deals have been for one year:
Jeff Karstens - $3.1 million
Charlie Morton - $2.445 million
Joel Hanrahan - $4.1...
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27 days ago
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27 days ago
Pirates Have 6 Unsigned Arb-Eligible Players
Tuesday the 17th at midnight is the deadline for teams and players to settle potential arbitration cases without exchanging formal arbitration figures between a player and the team. On Wednesday, once those figures are exchanged, this is where a team sees just how far apart they may potentially be with a player. Typically, many deals are worked out after that by meeting at...
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28 days ago
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28 days ago
This Week in Baseball Cards: January 10
Unless you were living under a rock, you know that former shortstop Barry Larkin was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday. That aside...it was another former shortstop's apparent experience living under a rock that made news.Here's Bo Rosny with This Week in Baseball Cards!Nomar Garciaparra is in the news this week for casting doubt that there ever was a moon landing...
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January 10, 2012
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January 10, 2012
Wait...the "Other" Jason Grilli?
A few months ago, one of my favorite guys on the interwebs, Paul "Sully" Sullivan posted his "All Nope... Not THAT One Team". Basically, it was a roster of players who share the names of other famous people.And if the modern day king of shedding light on the "things that make you go hmmm" makes a sequel...I'd like to add Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Jason Grilli to the list.Here...
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January 02, 2012
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January 02, 2012
Early look at 2012: Bullpen
Yes, it’s still EXTREMELY early and tons of things could (and should) change between now and April 5th, but since we are now under 100 days until the season and there isn’t much else going on at the moment, here’s a look at the Bucs as they currently stand. I started with the rotation. Next up: the bullpen.
Here’s how the ‘pen would probably look if the season started...
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December 30, 2011
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December 30, 2011
Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 25-Man Roster Projection
Pedro Alvarez has competition at third base if he struggles again this year.
Last night was the deadline for teams to tender offers to their unsigned players. The Pittsburgh Pirates tendered offers to all of their arbitration eligible players, signed Jason Grilli to a one year deal, and traded Jose Veras to Milwaukee for Casey McGehee. I broke down all of the moves last night...
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December 13, 2011
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December 13, 2011
Analyzing the Non-Tender Deadline
The Pittsburgh Pirates had a somewhat busy day today. They swapped arbitration eligible players with the Milwaukee Brewers, reached a pre-arbitration deal with Jason Grilli, non-tendered Pedro Ciriaco and Jason Jaramillo, and tendered offers to the rest of the players who were without contracts in 2012.
In the biggest move of the day, the Pirates traded Jose Veras to the Milwaukee...
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December 13, 2011
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December 13, 2011
Pirates tender contracts to Jones, Resop, all others
The Bucs tendered contracts to Joel Hanrahan, Charlie Morton, Chris Resop, Jeff Karstens, Evan Meek, and Garrett Jones ahead of the midnight deadline. They will all be back with the team next season. So will Jason Grilli, who agreed to a $1.1 million deal.
The Bucs also tendered a contract to the newly acquired Casey McGehee, who is arbitration eligible. If you missed it, McGehee...
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Pirates Tender All Eligible Players
The Pirates have tendered contracts to Charlie Morton, Joel Hanrahan, Garrett Jones, Jeff Karstens, Casey McGehee, Jason Grilli, and Chris Resop. They non-tendered Pedro Ciriaco and Jason Jaramillo, who had already been DFA'd. No arbitration meetings for the Pirates.
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Pirates bring back Grilli on one-year contract
Jason Grilli will be back in the Pirates' bullpen next season, having secured his spot on the club by agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with Pittsburgh.
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December 12, 2011
Pirates re-sign P Grilli
The Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed pitcher Jason Grilli on Monday.
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December 12, 2011
Non-Tender Deadline Updates: Jason Grilli Signs
With the midnight non-tender deadline fast approaching, I'll update this post through the night as we figure out who the Pirates do and don't offer contracts to. We already know that Jose Veras has been traded to the Brewers for Casey McGehee, who will presumably be tendered.We also know that the Pirates signed Jason Grilli to a one-year/$1.1 million deal. Grilli, you'...
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Non-Tender Deadline Updates: Jason Grilli Signs
With the midnight non-tender deadline fast approaching, I'll update this post through the night as we figure out who the Pirates do and don't offer contracts to. We already know that Jose Veras has been traded to the Brewers for Casey McGehee, who will presumably be tendered.We also know that the Pirates signed Jason Grilli to a one-year/$1.1 million deal. Grilli, you'...
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December 12, 2011
Pirates sign Jason Grilli for $1.1 million
Pirates, Jason Grilli agree to terms on a $1.1MM deal for 2011, I have learned.
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@mlbtrben) December 13, 2011
Sack is back.
Jason Grilli posted a 2.48 ERA over 32.2 innings last season. He struck out 37 and walked 15. This deal will avoid the Bucs taking Grilli to arbitration.
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Pirates Tender Jason Grilli
The Pirates have reached an agreement with right handed pitcher Jason Grilli. The terms of the deal are $1.1 million for one year.
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Jason Grilli agrees to $1.1M contract
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That means Grilli is back for 2012, avoiding arbitration at a pretty fair price for both sides. Grilli quickly became a fan favorite and pitched well with the Bucs, so it’s good to see him back.
We’re still waiting on updates for the other arbitration eligible players.
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Pirates Agree to Deal With Jason Grilli
Ben Nicholson-Smith of MLB Trade Rumors reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a pre-arbitration deal with relief pitcher Jason Grilli for $1.1 M. The deal is about $300 K more than the MLBTR estimate for Grilli. The Pirates acquired Grilli from Philadelphia last year due to a clause in Grilli’s contract that said the Phillies had to release him if another team...
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Pirates Have Eight Arbitration Decisions Due Today
The deadline to tender offers to arbitration eligible players is at midnight tonight. The Pittsburgh Pirates have eight players who are eligible for arbitration. Here is a rundown of what to expect by the end of the night, along with projected arbitration values, as projected by MLB Trade Rumors.
Joel Hanrahan – $4,000,000
Hanrahan is a lock to be tendered. He’s a huge...
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Pirates Face Decisions as Arbitration Deadline Looms
2011: 32.2 IP, 2.48 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 37K, 15BB
Grilli was solid after joining the Pirates from the Phillies' AAA affiliate for 28 games last season. In 32 innings, Grilli posted a 2.48 ERA with a 1.19 WHIP in Pittsburgh. At 34, Grilli would be a good player to keep around and mentor some of the Pirates' younger bullpen arms. Like the others, he wouldn't command much...
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Arbitration Decision Day
Tonight (midnight) is the non-tender deadline for arbitration-eligible players. Teams need to decide whether to offer salary arbitration (a decent raise) to a player, or non-tender him and make him a free agent. Here are the eight arbitration-eligible Pirates:
Charlie Morton
Chris Resop
Evan Meek
Garrett Jones
Jason Grilli
Jeff Karstens
Joel Hanrahan
Jose Veras
Hanrahan, Morton...
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
The 2012 Bullpen: By Popular Demand
Tony Watson received the third highest votes for the 2012 bullpen.
Yesterday I reviewed the 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen, noting all of the options that are available for the 2012 season, and the limited amount of spots for all of those options. I also ran a poll asking who you would pick for your bullpen, giving a list of all of the available options, and giving each person...
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October 19, 2011
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October 19, 2011
Pittsburgh Pirates 2011 Position Recap: The Bullpen
Hanrahan had 40 saves in his first full season as a closer with the Pirates.
If there’s one area where the Pittsburgh Pirates have had success adding players over the last few years, it’s been the bullpen. That was seen in 2011 with the makeup of the top performers in the bullpen. The 2011 pen was made up of mostly outside acquisitions from the past few years, most...
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October 18, 2011
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October 18, 2011
Grilli pitched well out of the bullpen
Veteran right-hander Jason Grilli pitched well for the Pirates out of the bullpen down the stretch posting a 2-1 record with one save and a 2.48 ERA. PiratesDugout.com's George Von Benko spoke with Grilli at the end of the season and the righty expressed a interest in returning to the Bucs next season.
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October 11, 2011
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