Tag Archives: Jeff Karstens
Early Look at the 2012 Payroll
Earlier this week the 2011 40-man roster and payroll page was updated, giving the estimated payroll for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011, based off of the Opening Day roster. A… Read more
Pirates Cut Brown, Burres, Marte, and Wimberly
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made three cuts this morning, cutting Dusty Brown, Brian Burres, Andy Marte, and Corey Wimberly from major league camp, according to Colin Dunlap. The Spring Training… Read more
Spots Opening Up In The Bullpen
At the start of the off-season, the bullpen looked pretty crowded. The Pittsburgh Pirates had locks in Joel Hanrahan, Evan Meek, Chris Resop, and Jeff Karstens. They added Joe Beimel… Read more
Plan B: Jeff Karstens and Brian Burres
Yesterday afternoon, the Pittsburgh Pirates had Jeff Karstens throwing four innings as the starter in a AAA game at Pirate City. Today, Brian Burres took the mound at McKechnie, throwing… Read more
Update On Players Who Are Out Of Options
With a handful of players who are both on the bubble and out of options, the Pirates will be facing some tough roster decisions at the end of March…. Read more
2011 Spring Training Battles: Bullpen
Yesterday I reviewed the battle for the fifth starter spot, noting that I saw it as a battle between Charlie Morton and Scott Olsen. As reader “BLZR” pointed out in… Read more
The 2011 Bullpen
A year ago at this time, the 2010 bullpen was largely incomplete, consisting only of Joel Hanrahan, Evan Meek, Javier Lopez, and a few minor signings competing for spots, such… Read more
What Do the Pirates Have in Their 2011 Rotation?
Yesterday I looked at the average production around the majors from each spot in the rotation. To recap, the numbers from each spot: League Average #1: 3.10 ERA #2: 3.61… Read more
Ronny Cedeno and Jeff Karstens Contract Details
Jennifer Langosch has the contract details for Ronny Cedeno and Jeff Karstens, who each agreed to one year deals prior to the December 2nd non-tender deadline, thus avoiding arbitration. Karstens… Read more
Recapping the Non-Tender Deadline
The Pittsburgh Pirates non-tendered four players and re-signed two arbitration eligible players prior to the non-tender deadline. The Pirates re-signed Ronny Cedeno to a one year, $2 M deal with… Read more
