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SAN DIEGO — The Pirates headed home from the Winter Meetings feeling good Thursday.General manager Neal Huntington felt it was a productive four days at the Manchester Grand Hyatt as he made a pair of moves, reached agreement with free agent left-handed starter Francisco Liriano to return to ...

SAN DIEGO — Neal Huntington rarely tips his hand about anything, especially when it comes to trades, free agent signings or extending his own players’ contract.So it was interesting that the Pirates general manager acknowledged Wednesday that the team has begun preliminary talks with second ...

Pirates put Alvarez on trade market

SAN DIEGO — Pedro AlvarezĢƵ days as a third baseman appear over. Perhaps his time with the Pirates is almost up, as well.Executives from multiple teams said Monday the Pirates are making the left-handed hitting slugger available in trades as they look to bolster their starting ...

PITTSBURGH — Some fans came to PNC Park wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase “Pay Ru$$” late last season.Apparently, the Toronto Blue Jays took notice. Martin agreed to terms on a five-year, $82-million contact with them Monday in free agency.Thus, MartinĢƵ two-year run with the ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Fall League is considered a finishing school for some of the top prospects in baseball.Tyler Glasnow is considered the Pirates’ top prospect and the AFL has proven that the 6-foot-7 right-hander is not yet a finished product at the tender age of 20.The AFL ...

McCutchen, Kershaw, Stanton up for NL MVP

It was much simpler to determine Andrew McCutchenĢƵ chances of winning the National LeagueĢƵ Most Valuable Player award last year.The Pirates center fielder and the other two finalists — Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina — ...