Category Archives: Rumors
Stark: Pirates Want A Hitter
By Paul Sporer Super quick update as I head out to Batman (yes, there’ll be non-trade news posts soon, too) – ESPN’s Jayson Stark used his Rumblings & Grumblings column on Friday to peruse the trade market which invariably led … Continue reading
Filed under Paul Sporer Posts, Rumors, Trade Deadline, Trades
Olney on Upton, Pirates
Quick update – ESPN’s Buster Olney (sub req’d for his blog, but SO worth it*) was on the Scott Van Pelt radio show with Ryen Russillo and Adnan Virk talking trade deadline of course and mentioned that he just doesn’t see … Continue reading
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
Filed under Front Office, Hitters, Outfield, Paul Sporer Posts, Personnel, Rumors, Trades
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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Callis on Josh Bell
By Paul Sporer (John offered his thoughts on signing Bell earlier today.) Tonight is the signing deadline for the 2011 Rule 4 draft picks and the closer it gets to the midnight deadline, the faster information will fly in about … Continue reading
Filed under Draft, Front Office, Hitters, Paul Sporer Posts, Personnel, Rumors
