Tag: Ramon Aguero
Rangers Claim Ramon Aguero
Aguero was claimed by the Texas Rangers. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is reporting that the Texas Rangers have claimed Ramon Aguero off waivers from the Pirates and added him to their 40-man roster. The Pirates removed Aguero from their 40-man at the beginning of the season to clear space for Jose Veras. The Pirates added […]
Pirates Designate Aguero For Assignment
The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated relief pitcher Ramon Aguero for assignment, which opens a space for Jose Veras to be added to the 40-man roster. Aguero was added to the 40-man roster prior to the 2010 season, but missed most of the year with an injury. He only pitched 29.1 combined innings in 2010 between […]
Pirates Cut Ten Players From Major League Camp
Locke was optioned to Altoona today. According to Rob Biertempfel, the Pittsburgh Pirates have made ten cuts this morning, lowering their Spring Training roster to 44 players. The Pirates cut Andrew Lambo, Daniel Moskos, Brian Friday, Aaron Thompson, Alex Presley, Chase D’Arnaud, Tony Watson, Jeff Locke, Gorkys Hernandez, and Ramon Aguero. Lambo, Friday, and D’Arnaud […]
2011 Altoona Curve Preview: Bullpen
Today we wrap up the 2011 Altoona Curve preview with a look at the bullpen. So far we’ve covered the infielders, outfielders, and the starting pitchers. As I mentioned in last week’s preview of the Indianapolis bullpen, a minor league bullpen isn’t overly important. That’s especially true the lower you go in the minors. Most […]
2011 Indianapolis Indians Preview: Bullpen
Today we wrap up the 2011 Indianapolis Indians preview with a look at the bullpen. So far we’ve covered the infielders, outfielders, and the starting pitchers. A few of the players from the starting pitching preview will eventually factor in to the bullpen as well. Overall, the bullpen isn’t that important. Even when players have […]
Who Could Reach the Majors This Year?
Last year the Pittsburgh Pirates saw the Major League debuts of several young players. They saw big time prospects like Pedro Alvarez and Jose Tabata reach the majors in mid-season, and stick around. They also saw a few minor players get called up for a cup of coffee, like Alex Presley and Pedro Ciriaco. The […]
Candidates To Be Removed From 40-Man Roster
This off-season the Pirates will probably face a much tougher set of roster decisions than they have in years. Several factors are coming together to create a lot of those decisions. The team has spent a couple years now accumulating players, very few of whom have established themselves as solid major leaguers. Many of the […]
Altoona Recap, 8/29/2010
