Tag Archives: Spring Training
Spring Training Battles: Bench
The bulk of Pittsburgh’s free agent activity this winter has been additions to the bench. In fact, the only two major league contracts the Pirates have handed out to free… Read more
Pirates cut three more, including Walker
The Pirates made three more cuts today, sending third baseman Neil Walker, and pitchers Brian Slocum and David Davidson to minor league camp. Walker will report to AAA, where he… Read more
Spring Training Battles: Starting Rotation
Last year the downfall of the Pirates was the starting rotation, which led the Pirates to the worst ERA in the NL, and the 28th ranked ERA in the majors…. Read more
Pirates cut eight players
The Pirates cut eight players from their major league camp today, most notably Pedro Alvarez and Daniel McCutchen. Here is a list of the players who were cut, and their… Read more
Spring Training Battles: Bullpen
The bullpen is an area that Pirates’ GM Neal Huntington doesn’t like to spend a lot of money on. I’m in agreement with this strategy. All it takes is a… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Tracker
UPDATE 4/3/09: Sean Burnett, Donald Veal, Craig Hansen, and Jesse Chavez win the final spots.UPDATE 4/1/09: The Pirates cut eight players. The only spots not finalized are the bullpen spots…. Read more
Spring Training Battles: Outfield
The July trades of Jason Bay and Xavier Nady brought eight players in to the fold for the Pirates, including top prospects Jose Tabata and Bryan Morris, but in exchange,… Read more
Spring Training Battles: Third Base
It’s hard to call the third base position a “battle”, especially since the Pirates have pretty much said that Andy LaRoche will get the first shot over Neil Walker. So… Read more
Pirates cut four players
DK at the PPG reports that the Pirates have cut four players from the major league Spring Training roster. Those players are: -Reliever Romulo Sanchez (optioned to the minors, he… Read more
