Tag Archives: 40-man roster
Pirates Protect Six Players From the Rule 5 Draft
The Pittsburgh Pirates added six players to the 40-man roster today, filling out their reserve list to protect those players from the upcoming Rule 5 draft. The Pirates protected Matt… Read more
Pirates Make a Series of Roster Moves
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a series of roster moves today to re-instate players from the 60-day disabled list, and to clear up some sports on the 40-man roster: -The following… Read more
Candidates To Be Added To The 40-Man Roster
The Pirates not only will face a lot of difficult decisions in removing players from the 40-man roster, but also in adding them. Two factors contributing to the crunch are… Read more
Candidates To Be Removed From 40-Man Roster
This off-season the Pirates will probably face a much tougher set of roster decisions than they have in years. Several factors are coming together to create a lot of those… Read more
Akinori Iwamura Designated for Assignment
The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Akinori Iwamura for assignment, clearing room for Pedro Alvarez to be added to the 25-man roster. Iwamura had a very disappointing season with the Pirates,… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Could Pearce or Walker be on the way?
It seems like every night I’ve got some post talking about upcoming roster moves, the roster moves that were made that day, and any other contingency that could affect the… Read more
Brian Burres sent down, Argenis Diaz recalled
According to Dejan Kovacevic, the Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Brian Burres down to Indianapolis, and have recalled infielder Argenis Diaz. Diaz was recalled due to the lingering injury to Andy… Read more
Opening Day Payroll Projection
The 2010 40-man roster payroll projection for the opening day roster is now complete. Thanks to USA Today for the salaries of the league minimum players. The Pirates are currently… Read more
Pirates make final cuts, roster set
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made their final cuts and have set their opening day roster, according to Dejan Kovacevic at the PPG. Steve Pearce was optioned to AAA, while Ramon… Read more
