Category Archives: Signings
The Appel of my Eye
By John Franco The last week is upon us. The Pirates have until Friday at 5pm to sign first-round pick Mark Appel, and the posturing between the two sides has begun in earnest. This year’s negotiations will be different from … Continue reading
Filed under Farm System, Front Office, John Franco Posts, Signings
The Andrew McCutchen Extension
The extension that Pirates fans were waiting for with bated breath has finally happened as franchise cornerstone Andrew McCutchen was inked to a 6 year, $51 million dollar deal plus a club option for a 7th year. The deal for … Continue reading
Filed under Contract Extensions, Hitters, Outfield, Paul Sporer Posts, Personnel, Signings, Transactions
Pirates Sign Nate McLouth
By Paul Sporer It is easy for Pirates fans to get nostalgic about Nate McLouth. The one-time Pirate was one of the few bright spots on the 95-loss team from 2008. Jason Bay, Adam LaRoche, Ryan Doumit and Xavier Nady … Continue reading
Filed under Free Agents, Front Office, Hitters, Offseason, Outfield, Paul Sporer Posts, Personnel, Signings, Transactions
Pirates Get Two in Rule 5 Draft
By Paul Sporer The Rule 5 Draft at the end of every year’s winter meetings has lot a bit of its intrigue in the last five years after the 2006 CBA made it so teams could protect players from exposure … Continue reading
Pirates Sign Erik Bedard
By Paul Sporer If you were up late last night you may have seen the rumored interest by the Pirates in starting pitcher Erik Bedard as reported by Nick Cafardo on Twitter. Just over 13 hours later, Marc Brassard is … Continue reading
