A.J. Burnett

In a way, the Pittsburgh Pirates are being held hostage by one of their own free agents. They have been patiently waiting for A.J. Burnett to decide if he is going to retire or play another season for the Bucs. [...]

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David Price

The usually low-budget Pittsburgh Pirates are rumored to be interested in what would be a franchise-defining trade. David Price has been dangling on the trade market for the better part of two years, and now the Pirates have emerged as [...]

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James Loney

Jayson Stark of ESPN has reported that James Loney is emerging as the Pittsburgh Pirates‘ top choice at first base. He also points out that they have contacted the Toronto Blue Jays about Adam Lind and the Texas Rangers about [...]

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Charlie Morton

The guys over at MLBTradeRumors.com do a great job with their salary projections for arbitration-eligible players. The projected salaries I am going to use in this piece are all from their site, and I am simply going to give my [...]

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Jhonny Peralta

As we all know, the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t going to give out any big-time contracts to superstar free agents; it just isn’t possible with their market size. That’s fine though, that is just how it works in MLB; the large [...]

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Josh Johnson

The Pittsburgh Pirates were rumored last week to be making calls on “high-upside” starting pitchers, and it appears Josh Johnson was one of them. Johnson apparently told the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres that he would prefer to [...]

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Jameson Taillon

Jameson Taillon is a big man. He stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 235 pounds; he has the body of a workhorse starting pitcher. His body, coupled with his outstanding arsenal of pitches, has scouts drooling over his potential. Taillon finished last [...]

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Pirates

The 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates had an amazing season. The Pirates and their fans saw the longest losing streak in North American history finally come to an end. The fans of the Pirates also saw their team play games and win [...]

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Though they might not have the same deep pockets as the Bronx Bombers, the Pittsburgh Pirates have already poached their share of former talents from the New York Yankees, turning former busts into make-good stories that ultimately helped the team [...]

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