NASHVILLE, Tenn. — 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 ...
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. — 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 ...
In the NFL, 400 is the new 300. Maybe 40 is the new 30.There was a time, not too long ago,when an NFL quarterback throwing for 300 yards was a big deal. Now itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ almost expected. Until recently, 400 yards was almost unheard of. It happens all the time now.There also was a time when a kid ...
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’ 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 ...