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Bucs Make Flurry of Roster Moves
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by Elaine Thompson - AP
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Jakubauskas throws against the Angels in the third inning of a game Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Rule 5 Possibilities
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Now that teams are starting to finalize their rosters prior to today's deadline, I thought it might be fun to create a thread and look at some of the players who will be available to us in this year's Rule 5 draft. We'll be picking second in the draft order, and as...
Baseball Prospectus: Minor League Free Agents
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Baseball Prospectus: Minor League Free Agents
It's subscription-only, unfortunately. This is a nifty writeup of the available minor league free agents. Picking up strikeout-and-walk guy Alexander Smit, formerly of the Reds, and turning him into a full-time reliever seems...
Jose Tabata Now 6-for-6 in Arizona Fall League Game
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Insanity. Jose Tabata is now 6-for-6 with two doubles in Scottsdale's game against the Peoria Javelinas. Also, Chase D'Arnaud has reached base five times in the game. Scottsdale leads 17-8. None of the Pirates' pitchers have entered the game, fortunately.
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John Grabow Agrees to Re-Sign With Cubs
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by Lenny Ignelzi - AP
6 months ago:
Pittsburgh Pirates' John Grabow, right, and Robinson Diaz high-five after the Pirates' 8-3 victory over the San Diego Padres in a baseball game in San Diego, Sunday...
Bay rejects $60M over 4 years
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Bay rejects $60M over 4 years
I am not sure he will get more than $15M per, although I guess he wants more years. My first reaction was, it will never happen. My second reaction is, it probably will, and someone is going to regret it two years down the line.
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" does everything well enough," said an American League scout. "He doesn’t have a s...
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"[Chase D'Arnaud] does everything well enough," said an American League scout. "He doesn’t have a standout tool, but he has some bat speed and he can square it up. He’s got gap power, but he can turn on one and hit it out."
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Pirates hire Steve Williams as Major League scout
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Pirates hire Steve Williams as Major League scout
Williams, 45, most recently served the Kansas City Royals as their Assistant Director of Scouting, a position he held since August 15, 2006. Prior to joining the Royals, Williams worked for the Detroit Tigers as their Midwest...
Jim Tracy, Baby! NL Manager of the Year!
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Jim Tracy, Baby! NL Manager of the Year!
Also, Mike Scioscia received the AL award
If the opinions on the ROY were strong, I expect stronger reactions on Tracy's award. Unfortunately, even if what happened with the Rockies was just a case of Tracy taking over when a good...
Pirates Minor Leaguers Become Free Agents
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A bunch of Pirates minor leaguers have become free agents. Indulge your inner minor-league geek here:
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Pitchers: RHP Jason Davis, RHP Eric Hacker, LHP Corey Hamman, RHP Lincoln Holdzkom, RHP Jorge Julio, LHP Bobby Livingston, RHP Juan Mateo, RHP Scott...
NL Rookie of the Year: Chris Coghlan
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NL Rookie of the Year: Chris Coghlan
McCutchen got a total of 7 votes, 2 first place, 5 second place. Garrett Jones got 2 third place votes. (This is out of a total of 32 ballots.)
Pirates Face 40-Man Roster Decisions This Week
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40-man rosters have to be set by Friday, so expect some fun stuff to happen this week.
The Bucs currently have 36 players on their 40-man roster. That doesn't include Jose Ascanio and Evan Meek, who will both need to be protected by Friday. The Pirates will...
Chase D'Arnaud Gets Hot in Arizona Fall League
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Chase D'Arnaud went 3-for-4 for Scottsdale today, raising his Arizona Fall League average to .286. He got off to a slow start, but he's come on very strong recently, hitting .393 in his last seven games. Given his lack of experience in the high minors, his line...
FOX Sports: Pirates, Brewers Discussed Ryan Doumit, J.J. Hardy
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by David Zalubowski - AP
3 months ago:
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit, back, turns to apply a late tag as Colorado Rockies' Clint Barmes scores on double by Seth Smith in the seventh inning of...
Mariners Sign Jack Wilson
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Mariners Sign Jack Wilson
for $5M per for 2 years.... how much did the Bucs FO undervalue Wilson again?
Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No. This is awesome.
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Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No. This is awesome.
SB Nation N.L. MVP: Albert Pujols
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by Tom Gannam - AP
St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols connects for a two-run home run in the in the third inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in St. Louis.(AP Photo/Tom...
Pirates interested in Japanese Reliever Ryota Igarashi
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Pirates interested in Japanese Reliever Ryota Igarashi
"In acquiring Iwamura, we opened the door to getting Japanese players. We gave up a middle reliever to get Iwamura, so he [Igarashi] is a player we have interest in."
UPDATE by Charlie: Here are some stats.
Pirates Release Yoslan Herrera, Jason Delaney, Others
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Via Baseball America, the Pirates have released a number of failed prospects:
RHP Yoslan Herrera, RHP Tyler Herron, 1B Kent Sakamoto, 3B Eddie Prasch, 3B Bobby Spain, 3B Brett Willemburg, OF Butch Biela, OF Justin Byler, OF Jason Delaney, OF Jared Keel
The Pirates have...
SB Nation N.L. Cy Young: Tim Lincecum
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by Jeff Chiu - AP
San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum pitches to the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of a game in San Francisco, Friday, June 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Ex-Buc Jose Castillo attacked by motorcycle gang
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Ex-Buc Jose Castillo attacked by motorcycle gang
Former MLB player Jose Castillo was attacked by armed men on motorcycles as he left his luxury hotel in a taxi on Tuesday.
"They stopped the car and those accompanying them entered with two guns, and pointed them at me...
Pirates 2010 ZIPS Projections
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Pirates 2010 ZIPS Projections
Somewhat inspiring to me. Thoughts?
High-A Move to Bradenton Official
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High-A Move to Bradenton Official
As per the mothership, the Pirates are officially moving their Class A+ team from Lynchburg to Bradenton.
Twenty Managers, Umpires and Executives To be Considered for Hall of Fame Class of 2010 by Veterans Committees
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Twenty Managers, Umpires and Executives To be Considered for Hall of Fame Class of 2010 by Veterans Committees
"The 10 managers and umpires eligible for election consideration to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010: managers Charlie Grimm, Whitey Herzog, Davey Johnson...
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