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Bryan Morris Gets a Fourth Option Year
Baseball America has a list of players who received the rare fourth option year (h/t Bucs Dugout). We already knew two of the Pirates on the list who had… Read more
Pirates Acquire Infielder John McDonald, d’Arnaud to DL
Ken Rosenthal reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired infielder John McDonald: Source: #Pirates acquire IF John McDonald from #Diamondbacks. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 20, 2013 The Diamondbacks have… Read more
Pirates Release Six Minor Leaguers; Lakind Converted to Pitching
The Pittsburgh Pirates have released the following six players, per a team press release. Alex Lukashevich, RHP – Had an 0.47 ERA in 19 innings last year, but his advanced… Read more
Pirates Sign Two Pitching Prospects From Mexico
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed two young pitchers from Mexico, agreeing to contracts with Jherson Esqueda and Gerardo Navarro on Friday. According to the link (in Spanish) the pitchers belonged to… Read more
Pirates Cut Six From Major League Camp Including Cole and Irwin
The Pittsburgh Pirates cut six players from major league camp today. The team optioned RHP Phil Irwin to Indianapolis. They also reassigned RHP Brooks Brown, RHP Gerrit Cole, LHP Kris Johnson,… Read more
Tony Sanchez and Andy Oliver Optioned to Triple-A
The Pittsburgh Pirates made their second round of cuts this morning, optioning catcher Tony Sanchez and left-handed pitcher Andy Oliver to Indianapolis. The Spring Training tracker has been updated. There… Read more
Minor Moves: Alex Fuselier, Erik Turgeon
Two roster updates from minor league camp today. Alex Fuselier and Erik Turgeon have both retired. Fuselier was a 21st round pick in 2011, and spent the last two years… Read more
Pirates Cut 11 Players, Including Jameson Taillon
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made their first cuts of Spring Training. So far they have cut four players today, with those players being Hunter Strickland, Vic Black, Matt Hague, and… Read more
Pirates Release LHP Aaron Poreda
According to Baseball America’s Matt Eddy, the Pirates have released Aaron Poreda. Once one of the top left-handed pitching prospects in the minors, Poreda increasingly struggled with control problems and… Read more
Pirates Agree to Terms With Their League Minimum Players
In what is somewhat of a formality, the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to terms with 26 players on their 40-man roster. The players, who are listed below, are all 0-3… Read more
