Tag Archives: trade rumors
Saturday Rumors: Kubel, Pena, Lee, Willingham, Furbush
Kind of a slow pre-deadline day for the Pirates, although I don’t think it’s just them. The relief market hasn’t really opened up, and there’s a lot of hold up… Read more
Thursday Rumors: Pirates Looking at Jason Kubel
Here are the Pirates trade rumors for Thursday: -Jayson Stark has a big list of updates on ESPN about the Pirates. He mentions that the Pirates have said their number… Read more
Monday Rumors: Giambi, Upton, Wigginton, Iannetta
Catching up on some of today’s rumors: -Buster Olney didn’t really have a rumor, but speculated that Jason Giambi would be a good fit for the Pirates as a bench… Read more
Pirates Interested in Chris Iannetta
The Pittsburgh Pirates are among a number of teams that have asked the Colorado Rockies about catcher Chris Iannetta, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Iannetta is currently… Read more
Pirates Out of the Mix For Beltran?
Buster Olney had two interesting updates regarding the Pittsburgh Pirates today. The first update discussed their reluctance to deal away “major assets”: Rival officials view the Pirates’ approach to the… Read more
Trade Values: Relief Pitching Options
Over the last few days, we’ve heard that the Pittsburgh Pirates are looking at bullpen upgrades. They’ve already started adding to the bullpen today, with the anticipated addition of Jason… Read more
Pirates Mulling Swap With Athletics?
Rob Biertempfel of the Trib reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates are mulling a swap with the Oakland Athletics that would include left handed pitcher Craig Breslow and outfielder Josh Willingham…. Read more
Pirates Have Also Checked on Conor Jackson
Earlier today we heard that the Pittsburgh Pirates had been evaluating Oakland Athletics outfielder Josh Willingham. Jerry Crasnick reports tonight that the Pirates have also checked on Oakland first… Read more
Pirates Evaluating Josh Willingham
We’ve heard in the last few days that the Pittsburgh Pirates are looking at veteran outfielders, although no names have been brought up. Today, Buster Olney reports that the Pirates… Read more
Rosenthal Full Count: Pirates Aggressively Pursuing Upgrades
In the latest segment of “Full Count” by Ken Rosenthal, the FOX Sports reporter goes in to detail about the Pittsburgh Pirates and some rumors as we head to the trade… Read more
