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Frank Coonelly takes off the gloves
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Frank Coonelly told the Post Gazette yesterday that the Pirates have made about $11 million in profit over the last two seasons, that the front office has sunk all of that money back into the team, and that he can prove at least the second point, which will presumably be done in an...
Winter Meetings Preview: Everything Else
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Beyond the Rule 5 draft, I don't think there's a lot that's going to actually happen to the Pirates in Indianapolis this week. I'd guess that any free agent that the team might be in on is likely not going to sign until some time in 2010 and any trade they make is going...
Winter Meetings Preview: Rule 5 Draft
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With the winter meetings starting on Monday, I'm going to use a couple posts to preview what we can probably expect from the Pirates during the week in Indianapolis. Because the Rule 5 Draft is one place I'm almost certain the Pirates will be active, let's start there....
A weekend poll
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Check out the left sidebar for the newest WHYGAVS Poll. It is the largest poll in WHYGAVS history.
The Neal Huntington robocall
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Inside the apartment of GENERIC DAMAGED GOODS PLAYER WITH SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL OF REBOUND (GDGPWSPOR). A cell phone rings. GDGPWSPOR glances at the phone and is puzzled.
GDGPWSPOR: (muttering) 412 area code? Who do I know from there?
He answers the phone. On the other end is a friendly...
This warms my heart
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Over at Sports Illustrated today, Baseball America's John Manuel has an article ranking the five best and worst farm systems in baseball. Honestly, I considered it kind of a victory not to see the Pirates in the bottom five, but Manuel actually ranks them in the 6-15 range with...
Where would Rick Ankiel fit?
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Frank Coonelly's chat on Pirates.com, 2 December 2009: As has been noted in several newspaper reports, Rick Ankiel is a free agent who we have some interest in. Rick certainly had an off-year at the plate for the Cardinals in 2009, but we believe that the Pirates could provide...
The Pirates are interested in more pitchers
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Let's keep the damaged goods theme going! DK reports the Pirates are interested in Noah Lowry while Jerry Crasnick says they're intersted in JJ Putz (via MLB Trade Rumors, because Crasnick's link is Insider). Lowry is in the Duchscherer mold; he was a promising young pitcher...
An afternoon distraction
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One of my favorite time killers on the internet is Sporcle. Because I think everyone should have the same procrastination addiction as me, I've started making Pirate-related quizzes. The first one is to name every player that appeared in a game for the 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates....
Justin Duchscherer and Jamey Wright
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In the past 24 hours or so, Dejan at the Post-Gazette has reported that the Pirates are interested in Justin Duchscherer, while the Kansas City Star is reporting that the Pirates are interested in Jamey Wright.
Duchscherer would be a great pickup for the Pirates if he's physically...
Donnie Veal: AFL PitchFX vs. MLB PitchFX
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After Donnie Veal followed up his nightmare Rule 5 season with a sparkling performance in the AFL, the reviews of his AFL season ran the gamut from people saying things like he looked as good as he did when he was a top prospect with the Cubs circa 2006/2007 and people saying that...
Donnie Veal: AFL PitchFX vs. MLB PitchFX
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After Donnie Veal followed up his nightmare Rule 5 season with a sparkling performance in the AFL, the reviews of his AFL season ran the gamut from people saying things like he looked as good as he did when he was a top prospect with the Cubs circa 2006/2007 and people saying that...
Wil Ledezma signs minor league deal
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If I know my math, Akinori Iwamura + Wilfredo Ledezma = Championship.
OK, that's being glib. The Pirates signed Ledezma to a minor league deal, and he's a nice pickup to come in and vie for a bullpen spot. He'll be 29 in January and he's shown some decent control in...
WHYGAVS Glossary
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(Note from Pat: This still needs some organizing, but I wanted to finally push it public. Any suggestions you have for things that I haven't included or things that aren't clear enough, please put in the comments. As I organize this tonight, it should emerge in its permanent...
A quick word on Hank Blalock
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Reportedly, one of the names on the Pirates' shopping list this off-season is Hank Blalock. My thoughts on that, in one word: NO.
Happy Thanksgiving
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I know this is a day early, but I'm not sure I'm going to get back to the computer tonight. This year, I'm thankful that as Pirate fans, we have something to look forward to. Maybe it's not much, but it is something, and that's enough. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone...
Driving day link
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I'm packing up the car and headed back to the ol' Shenango Valley this afternoon, so I'm not going to be around to post much today. In terms of the Glossary, it's getting pretty close to finished but I had an internet malfunction last night and couldn't get as much...
Where have you gone, Alex Ramirez?
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Former Pirate, now two-time Japanese Central League MVP.
Mining the free agent list
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I'm working on the WHYGAVS Glossary, but right now it's just a messy jumble of terms and definitions that keeps getting bigger and bigger. Hopefully I can get it refined and cleaned up and online by some time tonight.
This morning let's do open question time. I did a Q...
Setting the 40-man
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Midnight tonight is the deadline for teams to set their 40-man rosters, meaning that to protect guys from the Rule 5 draft they have to be added by then. Before today the Pirates' roster was functionally at 38, after adding Jose Ascanio and Evan Meek back in from the 60-day DL...
Free agency and spending
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Free agency kicked off last night at midnight. The Pirates have not signed John Lackey yet, and so I'm going to picket PNC Park when I'm home over Thanksgiving. OK, I'm being dramatic. Neal Huntington says he's going to move slowly, and that's the right approach...
The fall/winter ball update
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Haven't done one of these in a while, so let's catch up with the Pirate prospects playing in various parts of the Western Hemisphere this fall.
The Arizona Fall League is wrapping up today. Heading into the last game, Jose Tabata is hitting .363/.425/.478. The high batting...
Jim Tracy: Manager of the Year
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In celebration, some Jim Tracy Rhetorical Questions! Did I think he would win? Yes I did. Am I happy about it? Well, I hate to bear a grudge, but no, not particularly.
Is Andy LaRoche done growing as a player?
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When looking through Dan Szymborski's ZiPS projections for 2010 (which were posted last week), my initial reaction was almost identical to my reaction to last year's ZiPS: "Damn, this team is going to be bad." My second reaction was this: "Wow, these projections...
ROY links and things
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I don't really want to talk about the Rookie of the Year vote. I wrote up two different posts trying to solidify my thoughts about the vote and why I disagree with Coghlan winning the award, but the easiest thing I can say is that I still think the BBWAA is too focused on statistics...
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