Tag Archives: Ryota Igarashi
Pirates Trade Igarashi to Blue Jays
BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates traded right-hander Ryota Igarashi to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The trade was… Read more
Pirates Reassign Evans, Fox, Fryer, Igarashi to Minor League Camp
BRADENTON, Fla. — With just a week until Opening Day at PNC Park on April 5 in Pittsburgh, prior to the Pirates 1:05 start against the Minnesota Twins, the club reassigned infielder… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Bedard Looking Forward to Opening Day Start
BRADENTON, Fla. — Lefty Erik Bedard has come a long way from the last time he got an Opening Day start — back in 2008 with the Seattle Mariners. During… Read more
Pirates Sign Jeff Clement, Ryota Igarashi
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed first baseman Jeff Clement and right handed pitcher Ryota Igarashi to minor league deals, per a team press release. Both players will receive invites to… Read more
Pirates To Sign Ryota Igarashi
The Pittsburgh Pirates have an agreement to sign right handed pitcher Ryota Igarashi, according to The Jiji Press (via Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker). The agreement is for a split… Read more
What would a worldwide draft have looked like in 2009?
I noticed a bit of talk yesterday about a possible worldwide draft in baseball’s future. First, there was a mention in Dejan Kovacevic’s Q&A on the PBC Blog. Then, Ben… Read more
Looking at the free agent market
The past two years the Pittsburgh Pirates have done very little to make any changes in the off-season through the free agent market. Last year we saw them unsuccessfully try… Read more
Pirates interested in Ryota Igarashi
According to Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker, the Pittsburgh Pirates are interested in Japanese relief pitcher Ryota Igarashi. The following quote came from Pirates general manager, Neal Huntington: “In acquiring(Akinori)… Read more
