Tag Archives: Eric Hinske
One Year Ago Today: Garrett Jones Debuts
A year ago today the Pittsburgh Pirates were fresh off their trade that sent left fielder Nyjer Morgan to the Washington Nationals, with Lastings Milledge coming back to the Pirates…. Read more
Interview with Casey Erickson
Recently I was given the opportunity to interview Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Casey Erickson. Erickson was acquired by the Pirates in June 2009 in the Eric Hinske trade, which also… Read more
2009 Season Recap: Trade Recaps
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made a lot of trades in the past two seasons. The 2009 season marked the first full year for the results of trades like the Jason… Read more
Looking back at the smaller trades
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made no shortage of deals in the two years Neal Huntington has been the General Manager of the team. In those two years, many of the… Read more
Eric Hinske traded to the Yankees
According to Dejan Kovacevic, the Pittsburgh Pirates have traded Eric Hinske to the New York Yankees for two prospects: outfielder Eric Fryer and pitcher Casey Erickson. Fryer is 23 years… Read more
Pirates Notebook: The classic debate
I mentioned some thoughts on the Nyjer Morgan for Lastings Milledge trade rumors Friday night. Since that point I’ve been thinking about the non-baseball aspect of the deal. There are… Read more
Karstens Sharp as Bucs Win
Jeff Karstens looked good over seven innings, allowing just two runs and seven hits. He surrendered three singles, three doubles and a walk in needing just 87 pitches to get… Read more
9th Inning Rally Puts Bucs on Top
The Pirates compiled 12 hits and just one run through the first seven innings off of Mark Buehrle. The game changed after he left. Octavio Dotel surrendered a solo homer… Read more
Brandon Moss: The New Adam LaRoche?
Brandon Moss came over to the Pirates in the Jason Bay trade last year, sporting a career .291 average in 103 major league at bats, and a .279 average in… Read more
Another Blown Lead, Another Brewer Win
The Pirates gave Paul Maholm a 5-1 lead to work with. And for a while it looked like it might hold up. Maholm left the bases full of Beer Makers… Read more