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Brendan Ryan Traded to the Mariners

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Ryan was traded to the Seattle Mariners.

The Seattle Mariners acquired shortstop Brendan Ryan from the St. Louis Cardinals today, removing another shortstop candidate from the market.  A week ago we heard that the Pirates had a “mild” interest in Ryan, although there wasn’t any connection to him after J.J. Hardy and Jason Bartlett went off the market.

The shortstop market is very thin for upgrades over Ronny Cedeno at this point.  On Friday we heard that the Pirates are still looking for a shortstop upgrade, although it’s looking more likely that Cedeno will be the 2011 starter, while Josh Rodriguez will serve as the backup.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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