Tag Archives: Joel Hanrahan
Pirates Agree to One Year Deal With Joel Hanrahan
The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a one year deal with closer Joel Hanrahan, avoiding arbitration. The terms of the deal aren’t yet known. Hanrahan was projected for a $4… Read more
Analyzing the Non-Tender Deadline
The Pittsburgh Pirates had a somewhat busy day today. They swapped arbitration eligible players with the Milwaukee Brewers, reached a pre-arbitration deal with Jason Grilli, non-tendered Pedro Ciriaco and Jason… Read more
Pirates Have Eight Arbitration Decisions Due Today
The deadline to tender offers to arbitration eligible players is at midnight tonight. The Pittsburgh Pirates have eight players who are eligible for arbitration. Here is a rundown of what… Read more
Trade Target – Ervin Santana
Could an Ervin Santana for Joel Hanrahan swap benefit both teams’ needs?
Joel Hanrahan’s Trade Value
Bob Elliot of the Toronto Sun (via MLBTR) had an update yesterday on the Toronto Blue Jays’ pursuit of a closer. Elliot says that the Blue Jays have been “shocked” by the… Read more
Huntington on Hanrahan, Alvarez, Marte, Cole, Cespedes
Over the weekend, Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington participated in “Going to Bat for Vermont Farmers” – a baseball roundtable which also featured Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein, and Buster… Read more
The Relief Pitching Market Is Heating Back Up
As expected, the free agent market is starting off slow, with no big deals being announced yet. Some of that is probably due to the lack of a Collective Bargaining… Read more
Pirates Projected Arbitration Salaries
In my projection of the 40-man roster I’ve included estimates for each of the arbitration eligible players, in order to try and get the estimated 2012 payroll. My method for… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates 2011 Position Recap: The Bullpen
If there’s one area where the Pittsburgh Pirates have had success adding players over the last few years, it’s been the bullpen. That was seen in 2011 with the makeup… Read more
2012 Pittsburgh Pirates Arbitration Eligible Players
The Pittsburgh Pirates enter the 2011-12 off-season with ten players eligible for arbitration, including five players who are first time eligible. The decisions to be made are interesting. 2011 breakout… Read more
