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Pirates Face 40-Man Roster Decisions This Week
20 days ago by
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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
22 days ago by
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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
22 days ago by
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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
22 days ago by
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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.
23 days ago by
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Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No. This is awesome.
SB Nation N.L. MVP: Albert Pujols
24 days ago by
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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
24 days ago by
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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
24 days ago by
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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
24 days ago by
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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
24 days ago by
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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
25 days ago by
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Pirates 2010 ZIPS Projections
Somewhat inspiring to me. Thoughts?
High-A Move to Bradenton Official
25 days ago by
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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
25 days ago by
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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...
Apprenticed to a Pilot
25 days ago by
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Apprenticed to a Pilot
With Veterans Day coming up, this is a nice piece by ex-Buc Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner about his time as a Naval Aviator during WWII.
Nats Swipe Bryan Minniti
25 days ago by
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"The Nationals have hired former Mets and Orioles manager Davey Johnson as a senior advisor and Bryan Minnitti [sic], the Pirates' director of baseball operations, as Rizzo's assistant GM." -Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports
Minniti had been with the Pirates for...
SB Nation NL Rookie of the Year: Tommy Hanson
26 days ago by
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by John Bazemore - AP
Atlanta Braves starter Tommy Hanson works in the first inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, July 31, 2009, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Veal "An Entirely Different Pitcher" in AFL
26 days ago by
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Veal "An Entirely Different Pitcher" in AFL
Baseball America cites a 95 MPH fastball, a "free and easy" delivery, and control improvements as the reasons why Donald Veal has been completely different in the Arizona Fall League.
I'm skeptical--baseball...
SB Nation Manager of the Year: Jim Tracy?
26 days ago by
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by Will Powers - AP
5 months ago:
Colorado Rockies new manager Jim Tracy watches the action in the first inning against the San Diego Padres in a baseball game in Denver, Colo., Friday, May 29, 2009. (AP Photo...
Danny Moskos Bombed in AFL Rising Stars Game
27 days ago by
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First, the good news from last night's AFL Rising Stars game: Chase D'Arnaud and Jose Tabata both went 2-for-3. Neither of Tabata's hits left the infield, and the first of D'Arnaud's was a shallow fly that no one could get to, but Tabata looked good on...
Tabata, D'Arnaud, Moskos to Play in Rising Stars Showcase
28 days ago by
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Jose Tabata, Chase D'Arnaud and Daniel Moskos will be in the AFL's Rising Stars Showcase here soon (at 8:15 EST), and it'll be free to watch at MLB.com.
Virgil Vasquez, Eric Hacker, Steve Lerud Booted From 40-man
29 days ago by
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by Matt York - AP
3 months ago:
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Virgil Vasquez delivers against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 26, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo...
Kevin Polcovich honored
29 days ago by
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Kevin Polcovich honored
The former Pirates shortstop is being inducted into his high school's Hall of Fame.
Pirates Deal Chavez for Iwamura
November 04, 2009 by
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by Gail Burton - AP
about 5 hours ago:
FILE - In this May 13, 2009, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura throws out Baltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts (not shown) during the first inning of a...
On the DL
November 03, 2009 by
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I think I might have swine flu. In any case, I've been as sick as I've been in about a decade. Give me a couple days to get back on track. My apologies for the lack of updates.
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