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Could Pirates Pursue Tsuyoshi Wada?
Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated had a tweet about Japanese left hander Tsuyoshi Wada, noting the Pittsburgh Pirates as one of the teams that could call on his services. Heyman… Read more
CBA Updates: Progress Made
Major League Baseball didn’t see a new Collective Bargaining Agreement announced today, although there have been a few reports of progress that was made today: -Ken Rosenthal said that significant… Read more
The Ideal Off-Season
Yesterday I ran a poll asking for you to vote on your ideal off-season at the four big areas of need: catcher, first base, shortstop, and starting pitcher. The vote… Read more
Pirates Are Suitors for Yoenis Cespedes
Earlier today a scouting video was released of top Cuban prospect Yoenis Cespedes, who is expected to be declared a free agent in the next few weeks. The video has… Read more
Gio Gonzalez Would Cost Too Much
Throughout the 2011 season I took a look at trade values for various players, looking both at the internal options that the Pittsburgh Pirates had to trade, and the external… Read more
Pirates Expected To Pursue Clint Barmes
Troy Renck of the Denver Post has an article up looking at a lot of Colorado Rockies off-season notes, but in his footnotes has a mention about the Pittsburgh Pirates…. Read more
CBA Updates: Hard Slotting and Type A Compensation
Jayson Stark has some updates on the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement talks between the owners and the union. The topics that are relevant to the Pittsburgh Pirates: -The owners, led… Read more
Trade Target – All of the A’s, apparently
Today on Major League Baseball Trade Rumors (MLBTR), there was a piece about how the Oakland A’s are willing to listen to offers on any of their players. Is there a chance that the Pirates can benefit from this event?
Pirates Watched Jamie Moyer Pitch
According to Ken Rosenthal, the Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the teams that have sent scouts to watch soon-to-be 49 year old left hander Jamie Moyer pitch. Moyer is recovering… Read more
Non-Tender Trade Candidate – Chris Volstad
Continuing on with the series of posts related to trade targets from the potential non-tendered player pool, my search has led me to look at starting pitching. Chris Volstad from the Miami Marlins could be a target to acquire.
