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The Quiet Start to Free Agency
Free agency in Major League Baseball officially started on Sunday. Tonight at 12:01 AM players were able to negotiate with other teams for the first time. In leagues such as… Read more
Pirates Projected Arbitration Salaries
In my projection of the 40-man roster I’ve included estimates for each of the arbitration eligible players, in order to try and get the estimated 2012 payroll. My method for… Read more
Non-Tender Trade Candidate — Mike Aviles
The Pirates may be able to explore the potentially non-tendered player market for additions to the 2012 major league team.
When It Makes Sense to Give Up a Draft Pick
In 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates had the 52nd pick in the draft, picking second overall in the second round. Heading in to the draft, not much was expected from the… Read more
Sports Illustrated: Best Free Agent Fits For Pirates
Yesterday we saw MLB Trade Rumors list their top 50 free agents, with predictions that the Pittsburgh Pirates would sign Carlos Pena, Ramon Hernandez, and Jeff Francis. Today, Sports Illustrated… Read more
Internal Options For the 2012 Season
Following the announcements yesterday that the Pittsburgh Pirates had turned down all four player options, Pirates fans began to panic. The panic was the same thing we see at the… Read more
MLBTR Predicts a Busy Off-Season For Pirates
Every year, MLB Trade Rumors releases their top 50 free agents, along with predictions on which player will sign with which team. The predictions are what they are: one person’s… Read more
Official Elias Rankings Released
The official Elias rankings have been released, and as expected, the Pittsburgh Pirates have four players who qualify as Type B free agents. The four players are Ryan Doumit, Chris… Read more
Pirates Decline All Four Club Options
The Pittsburgh Pirates have officially announced that they’ve declined the club options for Ronny Cedeno, Ryan Doumit, Chris Snyder, and Paul Maholm. We heard earlier that Maholm and Snyder would… Read more
Pirates to Officially Decline Options on Maholm and Snyder
The Pittsburgh Pirates will officially decline the options of Paul Maholm and Chris Snyder, according to Rob Biertempfel in two Twitter updates this morning (here and here). Neither move comes… Read more
