Category Archives: Hitters
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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Pirates Add Snider; Deal Lincoln
By Paul Sporer In their continued effort to bolster their team for a stretch run, the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled off another big move late Monday night trading Brad Lincoln to the Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder Travis Snider. Lincoln was in the midst of a … Continue reading
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The Pirates Need a Bat
By John Franco After Jeff Samardjzia threw a 2-hit shutout against the Pirates last night, and while Paul Maholm and Carlos Marmol were holding them to one run on five hits tonight, GM Neal Huntington finalized a trade for… a pitcher. Specifically, the Pirates traded Colton Cain, Rudy Owens, and Robbie Grossman … Continue reading
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Morosi on Pirates, Upton
Literally as I was submitting the last post, another article popped on MLBTR re: the Pirates, this time from Jon Paul Morosi over at FOX (full piece here). It mentioned that both Starling Marte and Jameson Taillon were pulled from the table (or maybe … Continue reading
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Rosenthal on Upton, Marte
Ken Rosenthal had plenty of trade talk updates as outlined in the latest from MLBTradeRumors.com and it includes an update on Upton vis-à-vis the Pirates: The prospect-rich Blue Jays are interested in Justin Upton. GM Alex Anthopoulos is pursuing numerous players and … Continue reading
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