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Open Discussion Thread: The Countdown to the Alvarez Decision

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Every time there is a big off-season transaction date, I always check to see when the transaction could be expected. I go back through old e-mails, seeing when the Pirates issued a press release in previous years, in order to anticipate when the news will come out this year. Today is the non-tender deadline, which means the Pirates need to make a decision on whether to tender contracts to all of their unsigned players. The biggest decision would be with Pedro Alvarez, as I discussed last night.

Unfortunately, in looking back at previous announcements, the news didn’t come out each year until around midnight. So we’re in for a long wait for the official news, with the chance for some transactions to take place today.

Just like yesterday, I’m working on hammering out the rest of the profiles for the 2016 Prospect Guide. We’re keeping watch if any news comes up today, but for now we’re going to try the discussion thread again.

There were some questions yesterday about reading the comments. There are some options available that make this process easier. At the top of the comment section, you will see your name, along with a gray bubble next to it (which may be red with a number). This will alert you when you have a reply or notification in any comment thread (if it’s red, you have a reply).

Under your name, you’ll see sorting options. If you choose “Newest”, then the newest threads will show up at the top of the page. That doesn’t always bump up replies to old threads. However, if you leave the page open, it will give alerts when a new comment has been added. Scroll up and down the page, and you’ll see “X New Comments Below” or a blue bar that says “X New Comments”. Clicking those buttons will take you right to the new comment. You’ll also be able to see when someone else is typing a response to a specific comment.

If there are any questions about the system, feel free to ask in this thread.

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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