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Pirates Cut Four Players, Including Tony Sanchez

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Sanchez will go to Altoona to start the 2011 season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have made their first cuts of Spring Training this morning, cutting four players, including top catching prospect Tony Sanchez.  Sanchez joins catcher Eric Fryer, and pitchers Donald Veal and Cesar Valdez in the first cuts.  The 2011 Spring Training Tracker has been updated with the moves.

Sanchez will start out in Altoona this year, after missing half of the 2010 season due to a broken jaw suffered from a fastball to the face.  Fryer is also a candidate to start off in Altoona, although nothing has been mentioned about his placement.

Valdez and Veal should both go to Indianapolis, although Veal is recovering from Tommy John surgery, so he won’t make his debut until mid-season.

The Pirates have 58 players remaining in camp.

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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