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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.
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
