Category Archives: First Base

Pirates Add Sanchez & Qualls in Deadline Deals

By Paul Sporer I’m pleased to have started my new job on Monday, but I should’ve told them I wasn’t available until August 1st so I could’ve been home to enjoy the trade deadline festivities today.  It was a fun, … Continue reading

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Matt Hague is free – but for how long?

By John Franco After a red-hot spring, Matt Hague had Pirate fans clamoring for him to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster, and the team obliged thanks to some creative roster maneuvering. The Pirates placed Charlie Morton on … Continue reading

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Platoon Options

By John Franco Heading into the 2012 season, GM Neal Huntington has provided Clint Hurdle with some interesting options for building his lineup. When every team is looking for an inefficiency to exploit (and every GM is wondering which dreamy … Continue reading

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Pirates Sign Nick Evans

By Paul Sporer If the Rod Barajas and Clint Barmes didn’t do much for you, the signing of Nick Evans to a minor league contract likely won’t even hit your radar, but ESPN’s Mark Simon did a great job looking … Continue reading

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Arbitration for Derrek Lee?

By John Franco The fate of Derrek Lee will be one of the more interesting stories for the Pirates this off-season. The team announced last week that they are going to try to re-sign him, but nobody knows how willing … Continue reading

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