NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥� The Pirates have offloaded two of their three potential big-salaried arbitration players.And Mark Melancon might make it a clean sweep.The Pirates are still open to trading their closer after dealing second baseman Neil Walker to the New York Mets for left-hander Jon Niese ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥� The Pittsburgh Pirates make no secret that two of their key players can be had in trade.Closer Mark Melancon and second baseman Neil Walker are both eligible for free agency at the end of next season and general manager Neal Huntington admitted Tuesday that neither player ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates are going to the Winter Meetings this week with one goal in mind -- acquire a starting pitcher.Following the retirement of right-hander A.J. Burnett and left-hander J.A. Happ jumping to the Toronto Blue Jays as a free agent a little more than a month ago, there is a steep ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥� While starting pitching remains their main focus, the Pirates are also searching for a first baseman.In fact, finding either an everyday first baseman or a platoon partner for right-handed hitting Michael Morse is one of the things the Pirates are hoping to accomplish ...
Pedro Alvarez is no longer a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.Major league teams had until Wednesday to offer contracts to their arbitration-eligible players and the Pirates decided to pass on the slugging first baseman, enabling him to become a free agent.Even though Alvarez led the team with ...
The Toronto Blue Jays鈥� signing of J.A. Happ represents bad news on two front for the Pirates.The Pirates had made re-signing the left-hander a priority this offseason. They were hoping Happ could serve as their No. 3 starter behind right-hander Gerrit Cole and lefty Francisco Liriano in their ...