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Anthony Solometo tried throwing like everyone else when he was younger. The left-hander was taught to pick up a ball like everyone, with the intent to throw it overhand. He had an issue with dropping his arm...
Returning from Tommy John surgery, Braxton Ashcraft was just looking to remain healthy in his 2023 season. “The health was the biggest focal point of the season,” said Ashcraft at the end of last year’s campaign. “I...

Winter Meetings Notebook: Rule 5 Draft Preview

Day three of the winter meetings wrapped up without any moves being made by the Pittsburgh Pirates, although we did have several rumors and...

Wednesday Shortstop Updates

A lot of updates today on the two top shortstops available on the market, J.J. Hardy and Jason Bartlett, with the Pittsburgh Pirates involved...

Trade Rumors: Doumit, Hanrahan, Meek, Pitchers

Dejan Kovacevic has an update from the Winter Meetings, looking at some news and rumors on the internal trade possibilities: -Kovacevic says that the Pirates...

2010 Pittsburgh Pirates Winter Meetings Preview

The 2010 MLB Winter Meetings kick off tomorrow, and run through Thursday afternoon, finishing off with the 2010 Rule 5 draft.  Leading up to...

Pirates Tried to Trade for Hardy on Thursday

It seems like a certainty that the Pittsburgh Pirates will try to upgrade their starting shortstop position in 2011.  We've heard that the team...

Pirates Will Still Look to Upgrade Shortstop

Yesterday there were some questions as to whether the Pittsburgh Pirates would still pursue a shortstop upgrade after signing Ronny Cedeno to a one...

Hardy Tendered by Twins, Could Still Be Moved

The Minnesota Twins tendered shortstop J.J. Hardy a contract, which wasn't totally unexpected.  There was talk earlier in the week that the Twins would...

Non-Tender Deadline Preview

The non-tender deadline is tonight, Thursday night, at midnight.  Teams must decide whether to tender their arbitration eligible players contracts, or non-tender them and...

Pirates Interested in Bartlett and Hardy

Jon Paul Morosi reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates have an interest in shortstops J.J. Hardy from Minnesota, and Jason Bartlett from Tampa Bay.  Morosi...

Shortstop Updates

A few updates on the shortstop front today: -The Pirates were never linked to him, and it was only my wish list, but Ryan Theriot...

Potential Off-Season Targets: Shortstops

One of the needs the Pittsburgh Pirates need to eventually address is their starting shortstop role.  Ronny Cedeno has strong defensive tools, but inconsistent...