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Pirates Sign Jeff Karstens for $1.1 M

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The Pirates are close to a deal with Karstens.

Moments ago we heard from Rob Biertempfel that the Pirates were close to a deal with Ronny Cedeno for around $2 M.  Dejan Kovacevic has an update that the Pirates are also close to a deal with Jeff Karstens on a one year deal to avoid arbitration.  Karstens was the only player who was believed to be on the bubble, at the risk of being non-tendered.  No word on his contract details yet, although I’d be surprised if it’s much over $1 M.  I estimated $750,000 on the 40-man roster/payroll page.

UPDATE: Dejan Kovacevic reports that Karstens has signed, and received $1.1 M.  The 40-man roster/payroll page is updated with the figure.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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