Three thoughts on the Pirates:<strong>1. Small trades should add up</strong>Teams that win the offseason or the trading deadline usually don’t win a championship.Ask the San Diego Padres, the darlings of last winter, who entered the weekend eight games behind the ...
The Pirates made their second — and bolder — trade in less than 24 hours to bolster their bullpen Thursday night by acquiring Detroit Tigers closer Joakim Soria.The Pirates sent touted Class AA Altoona shortstop JaCoby Jones to the Tigers after acquiring right-hander Joe Blanton from the ...
Looking only at Sean RodriguezÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ offensive statistics, it is difficult to understand why Pirates general manager Neal Huntington tried for three years to acquire the utility player in a trade.Rodriguez was hitting just .204 with three home runs and six RBIs in 84 games going into Tuesday ...