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Roster moves!
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With the deadline to set 40 man rosters (midnight tonight) fast approaching, the Pirates shifted things around a bit today. Some moves were expected, some weren’t:
Relievers Evan Meek and Jose Ascanio moved from the 60-day-DL to the 40-man.
Prospects Brad Lincoln, Gorkys Hernandez...
Cubs re-sign John Grabow
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It sure will be a bummer to watch our old buddy pitch in Cubbie blue for the next two years, especially when he comes in to shut down the Pirates in the 8th inning of a close game. That’ll happen, oh, about 20 times over the next two seasons in my estimation.
Thing is, Chicago...
Boring News and Notes
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Nothing interesting really going on of late…
The Pirates hired Steve Williams as a scout. Hooray!
You know what’s really useless? An online petition. But, since there’s nothing better to do, I have two for you to sign. One is in protest of Brewers SS Alcides Escobar...
Fourth?!
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The “official” Rookie of the Year Award winners were announced today, and Andrew McCutchen did not take home the hardware, despite the support of Baseball America and the Baseball Bloggers Alliance.
I’m not stunned he didn’t win it. Tommy Hanson and J.A. Happ...
Jack Wilson will remain a Mariner
7 days ago by
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Jumpin’ Jack Flash signed a 2-year deal worth $10 million with the M’s on Friday. I guess there had been a few rumblings about Wilson potentially returning to Pittsburgh as a free agent, but that won’t happen. He accepted the offer from his new team before free agency...
Could Ryan Doumit be the next to go?
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The latest wave of offseason speculating-because-there’s-nothing-else-to-do has Ryan Doumit on the trading block. That’s not terribly difficult to fathom. Neal Huntington sure does love making trades, the Pirates have catching depth in the minors, and there aren’t...
More news and notes
9 days ago by
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Goodness…nothing happens for what seems like weeks on end and all of a sudden we’re bombarded with news! Here goes…
The Pirates are apparently interested in Japanese reliever Ryota Igarashi, according to MLBTR. Neal Huntington on the subject:
“In acquiring...
2010 Pirates Spring Training Schedule
9 days ago by
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Just released…
Feb 17 – Pitchers and catchers report
22 – Position players report
23 – First full-squad workout
March 2 State College of Florida (formerly Manatee Community)
March 3 at Yankees
March 4 at Braves
March 5 at Orioles (now based in Sarasota)
March...
Really? The Brewers didn’t want Matt Capps?
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On Friday, the Brewers sent shortstop J.J. Hardy to Minnesota for OF Carlos Gomez. Turns out that the Pirates were in the Hardy sweepstakes as well–looking to upgrade from Ronny Cedeno at short. The Bucs offered Matt Capps to the Brew Crew.
Gomez, Hardy, and Capps are all coming...
News and Notes
11 days ago by
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This is kind of weird…according to Rob Biertempfel’s Twitter, the Pirates and Phillies will wrap up Spring Training with games on April 2 and 3. In Philly. Opening up the season at home is enough of a risk to freeze, but I guess that will serve as a bit of a transition...
Let’s get to know Akinori Iwamura
13 days ago by
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Regardless of whether or not you think bringing him in was a good idea, I have a feeling that Akinori Iwamura is going to make quite the impression on Pirates fans over the next year, half year, or next few years. “Aki” should be both productive and exciting, no matter...
News and Notes
14 days ago by
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Couple of quick hits, now that it’s officially the offseason:
The Pirates removed three players from the 40-man roster: Virgil Vasquez, Eric Hacker, and Steve Lerud. Vasquez, of course, pitched horribly in the second half as an emergency starter/bullpen guy with the Bucs. Hacker...
Yankees Win World Series
16 days ago by
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vomit.
That is all.
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Are five years of Jesse Chavez worth one year of Akinori Iwamura?
17 days ago by
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The Pirates don’t think so, as they made yet another trade Tuesday. Chavez is headed to Tampa Bay, and Iwamura is coming to Pittsburgh.
The blogs/media I’ve read so far are happier about the Pirates’ end of the deal than I thought they would be. As much as I like...
Akinori Iwamura?
17 days ago by
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DK just tweeted that he “hears the Pirates [are] part of trade talks” with the Rays’ mouthful of an infielder.
Iwamura, 30, played 2nd and 3rd base and had some injury issues this season. He’s a relatively credible 2B both offensively and defensively, and was...
Winter Leagues Update: October
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Let’s see how the notable Pirates players in prospects who are still playing ball performed in their first month with their fall/winter teams:
Position Players
Brian Bixler is hitting .260 with two extra base hits (both doubles) and one RBI in 72 at-bats. He’s struck out...
Happy Halloween!
20 days ago by
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Pumpkin-carving work by Evan. Enjoy the day. Go Bucs!
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Giants re-sign Freddy
21 days ago by
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Freddy Sanchez has signed a 2-year deal with the Giants, [according to Comcast SportsNet]. Details have not been released.
more coming…
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Justin Thomas: Best Pirates lefty reliever?
21 days ago by
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[The Pirates claimed lefty reliever Justin Thomas from Seattle off waivers yesterday]. He spent all of 2009 in AAA, going 2-4 with a 4.48 ERA in 53 games. He also walked 40 men in 60.1 innings, and has only thrown 4 innings in the big leagues.
Best lefty reliever, you say?
Well, it...
Cliff Lee was nearly a Pirate
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…but we didn’t want him. No, it wasn’t that the Bucs didn’t want him, the fans didn’t.
In December of 2007, [the Pirates and Indians were discussing a swap involving Jason Bay for Lee and backup catcher Kelly Shoppach]. The deal nearly happened, but fell...
Catching up on Bucs news
23 days ago by
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Lots of little bits and pieces over the past few days that I’ve yet to address…
[Tyler Yates was outrighted to Indianapolis, and then he decided he rather be a free agent]. Hooray, no more Flood Gates Yates, right? Maybe. [Neal Huntington said] that “We are in dialogue...
BBA Ballot: NL MVP
25 days ago by
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This is the fourth and final installment of our end-of-season award ballots for the [Baseball Bloggers Alliance]. The [Manager of the Year post is here], the [Rookie of the Year post is here], and the [Cy Young post is here].
After the obvious winner, this is extremely difficult and...
A Yankees-Phillies WS may suck, but…
26 days ago by
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it could be worse.
At least it’s not Yankees-Brewers.
Go Phils.
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Ross Ohlendorf: Smartest man in MLB
28 days ago by
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Granted, I have no idea if any of the other 29 teams have a guy like this, but I’m willing to bet they don’t. Ross Ohlendorf is a ridiculously smart dude. You probably knew he went to Princeton. You might have even heard of his legendary senior thesis. If you’re...
Phillies headed back to the World Series
29 days ago by
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And now we’re one game away from the World Series of Death…Phillies vs. Yankees. As Pittsburghers, we’re obligated to hate Philly, and as baseball fans not from New York, we of course despise the Yankees, so what do we do if the Angels can’t pull out a miracle...
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