Tag Archives: Ron Villone
This Date in Pirates History: January 16
On this date in 1948 the Pittsburgh Pirates purchased third baseman Eddie Bockman from the Cleveland Indians. He had started his career in the minors in 1939 but before he… Read more
Winter Meetings Notebook: A Quiet First Day
Is it just me, or does it seem like day one of the MLB Winter Meetings was the calm before the storm for the Pittsburgh Pirates? I don’t think the… Read more
Adam Everett, Willie Eyre, Left Handed Relief, Waivers, Luis Cruz, Rule 5
A few Winter Meetings news and rumors: -Jennifer Langosch tweets that Luis Cruz was claimed off of waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers. That clears a spot on the 40-man roster… Read more
Pirates interested in Nady, Crosby, Villone, and Hensley
A few updates from Dejan Kovacevic over at the PBC Blog from the last two days: -The Pirates have expressed interest in former Pirates Xavier Nady and Ron Villone. DK… Read more