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[Bucs Trade Winds] - What Is Next?

Dave Harrison — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:52:44 GMT

... Is it possible this team is a big bat away from respectability? 2) Have the Pirates turned the corner from rebuilding to building? Iwamura is a nice complimenta ...

[Dugout Central] - McCutchen’s Upside

Chuck Johnson — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:00:23 GMT

... e. The kid has a chance to be a stud - flat out the best OF in baseball. The Pirates have challenged McCutchen every season since he was drafted, he was their yo ...

[Post-Gazette: PBC Blog] - Morning baseball talk, 11-7-09

Dejan Kovacevic — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:07:33 GMT

[The Tribune-Review] - Pirates assign players to affiliates

The Tribune-Review Saturday, November 7, 2009 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:45:47 GMT

... and Evan Meek, who are on the 60-day disabled list. Yankees win World Series Bucs add salary, deal for second baseman Iwamura Pedro, Pettitte familiar foes in ...

[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] - MLB Notebook: Twins land Hardy to fill hole at short

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:13:37 GMT

... Meek , who are on the 60-day disabled list. Vasquez split 2009 between the Pirates and Indianapolis. He had a 2-5 record and a 5.84 earned run average in 14 ap ...

[Post-Gazette: PBC Blog] - Wilson, Seattle talking extension

Dejan Kovacevic — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:07:34 GMT

... d to have offered a two-year contract worth more than the two-year offer the Pirates made Wilson -- $8 million -- shortly before trading him July 29. Wilson has ...

[Just Plain Bucco Blog] - Are we bringing Jack Wilson back? Naw.

Jake — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:46:28 GMT

... an that. Now this is where it gets a bit sticky. You see, Wilson offers the Pirates something the Mâ€™s get very little in return from and that is gate draw. How ...

[Raise the Jolly Roger!] - News and Notes

Brian — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:55:40 GMT

... hed horribly in the second half as an emergency starter/bullpen guy with the Bucs. Hacker was decent in Indianapolis and did not impress in a few late Septemb ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Pirates Designate Three For Assignment

Mike Axisa — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:49:02 GMT

... ll three were sent to Double-A Altoona. Vasquez, 27, had two stints with the Pirates in 2009, pitching to a 5.84 ERA in 44.2 IP. The 26-year-old Hacker was acqui ...

[Bucs Dugout] - Kevin Polcovich honored

Vlad — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:47:33 GMT

... count » Registered? Log in now! â†‘ Top of comments â†‘ Top of page â†‘ FanShots â†‘ Bucs Dugout â†‘ SB Nation The former Pirates shortstop is being inducted into his h ...

[MLB - Pirates] - Pirates outright three off 40-man roster

Jenifer Langosch — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:07:51 GMT

... n the 60-day disabled list and will take two of those vacant spots soon. The Pirates have until Nov. 20 to finalize their 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 ...

[The Tribune-Review: The Bucco Blog] - Three players taken off 40-man roster

Rob Biertempfel — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:53:31 GMT

... The Pirates assigned pitchers Virgil Vasquez and Eric Hacker outright to Triple-A Indian ...

[Hyzdu Headquarters] - 40 Man Shuffling

Michael J — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:31:24 GMT

... ly did not get to see what he can do on the big league level. He came to the Bucs from the Yankees on a waiver wire claim, so the Bucs might be hoping they ca ...

[By Gosh, It's Langosch] - Vasquez, Hacker, Lerud removed from 40-man roster

Jen Langosch — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:21:14 GMT

... erud was sent outright to Double-A Altoona. With the three subtractions, the Pirates now have 36 players on their 40-man roster. Relievers Evan Meek and Jose Asc ...

[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] - Pirates designate three for assignment

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:12:30 GMT

... van Meek, on the 60-day disabled list. Vasquez split 2009 between the Pirates and Indianapolis. He had a 2-5 record and a 5.84 earned run average in 14 ap ...