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Pirates Deal Casey McGehee for Chad Qualls

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UPDATE 4:27 PM: Sherman updates that it’s $250,000.

UPDATE 4:25 PM: Sherman reports that the Pirates are sending $225,000 to the Yankees as part of the deal. That will probably come out of the $11.5 M the Yankees are sending the Pirates for A.J. Burnett.

UPDATE 4:11 PM: Qualls is under team control through the end of the year. He’s making $1.15 M this year, and not having a good year. In 38.2 innings he has a 4.89 ERA between the Yankees and Phillies. He also has a 4.9 K/9 and a 2.8 BB/9 ratio. McGehee hasn’t exactly been tearing it up, and he’s expendable with the addition of Gaby Sanchez, so dealing him isn’t a big loss. But it’s hard to see the appeal with Qualls, unless the Pirates are hoping his third stop this year will allow him to rediscover his numbers in 2011 and pre-2010.

UPDATE 4:09 PM: Sherman confirms the deal.

4:07 PM: Joel Sherman reports that the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates are close to a deal that would send Casey McGehee to the Yankees for Chad Qualls. More information to come.

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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