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2010 Pittsburgh Pirates International Signings
I will be keeping track of all of the 2010 international signings made by the Pittsburgh Pirates, with bonus information when available. Below are the players the Pirates have signed…. Read more
Pirates sign six international prospects
According to Dejan Kovacevic, the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed six international prospects out of the Dominican Republic, pending age and identity investigations. Those prospects are RHP Yunior Montero, LHP Cristian… Read more
2010 International Signing Period Preview
Last year at this time all of the talk was about Miguel Angel Sano, the top prospect on the international market, who was believed at the time to almost be… Read more
Pirates 'heavy favorites' for Luis Heredia
Ben Badler of Baseball America has his latest July 2nd notebook up, in which he discusses top Mexican pitching prospect Luis Heredia. In the discussion, Badler mentions that the Yankees,… Read more
Pirates sign Wilfredo Ledezma and international free agents
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed left handed pitcher Wilfredo Ledezma to a minor league contract today. Ledezma, who turns 29 in January, has spent parts of seven seasons in the majors,… Read more
The Final Word on Sano
On Tuesday I wrote that the Pirates got a raw deal on Miguel Angel Sano. Since that time, two important articles have come out, revealing a lot on the negotiations…. Read more
Pirates got a raw deal with Sano
UPDATE 12:56 AM: Check out this post by DK on the PBC Blog. A great recap of the entire timeline of events, including some stuff we haven’t heard already. And… Read more
Why no interest in Miguel Angel Sano?
According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, talks with top Dominican prospect Miguel Angel Sano have stalled, with the Pirates removing their offer from the table two weeks… Read more
Pirates sign Australian pitcher
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed Australian pitcher Jarryd Sullivan, according to Dejan Kovacevic on the PBC Blog. The 2009 International Signing Tracker has been updated. Sullivan played in the MLBAAP… Read more
Miguel Angel Sano Partially Cleared
UPDATE 2:18 PM: For clarification, the investigation is completed, just not announced. The “partially cleared” status still stands, as his identity is confirmed, but his age is “undetermined”. Jorge Arangure… Read more
