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Wrapping up the Winter Meetings
The 2009 MLB Winter Meetings are over, after a pretty uneventful week for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates made a few moves, but for the most part these moves were… Read more
Winter Meetings Notebook: Hot Stove Heating Up
Although nothing has been made official, the Pirates made their first major move of the Winter Meetings, nearing an agreement with free agent shortstop Bobby Crosby, formerly of the Oakland… Read more
Robinzon Diaz released, Jeff Karstens and Justin Thomas to AAA
Robinzon Diaz, Jeff Karstens, and Justin Thomas were all designated for assignment ten days ago, and all three cleared waivers today. The Pittsburgh Pirates unconditionally released Diaz, while sending Karstens… Read more
40-Man Roster is set
The Pittsburgh Pirates have set their 40-man roster, by adding Brad Lincoln, Gorkys Hernandez, Bryan Morris, and Ramon Aguero today. To make room for these players, the Pirates designated Jeff… Read more
Let the Ryan Doumit rumors begin
It should be no surprise that the Pittsburgh Pirates would be interested in trading Ryan Doumit. The Pirates have two major league catchers who showed they were capable of holding… Read more
Positional Breakdowns: Catcher
The catching position is one of the few positions the Pittsburgh Pirates have that is set near the majors, and short on talent in the lower levels. Of course, that’s… 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
2009 Indianapolis Indians Season Recap
Indianapolis produced two of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ best players in the 2009 season: Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones. The first was expected, as Andrew McCutchen has been at, or near… Read more
Pirates Promote Five
The Pittsburgh Pirates promoted five players following the final game of Indianapolis’ season today. Those players are Robinzon Diaz, Brian Bixler, Jeff Karstens, Donald Veal, and Eric Hacker. Diaz and… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 9/7/09
The Prospect Tracker is updated with tonight’s games. AAA The Result: Indianapolis won 4-2 against Louisville. -Jose Tabata went 1 for 5. -Argenis Diaz entered as a defensive replacement. Other… Read more