NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥� While starting pitching remains their main focus, the Pirates are also searching for a first baseman.In fact, finding either an everyday first baseman or a platoon partner for right-handed hitting Michael Morse is one of the things the Pirates are hoping to accomplish ...
Pedro Alvarez is no longer a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.Major league teams had until Wednesday to offer contracts to their arbitration-eligible players and the Pirates decided to pass on the slugging first baseman, enabling him to become a free agent.Even though Alvarez led the team with ...
The Toronto Blue Jays鈥� signing of J.A. Happ represents bad news on two front for the Pirates.The Pirates had made re-signing the left-hander a priority this offseason. They were hoping Happ could serve as their No. 3 starter behind right-hander Gerrit Cole and lefty Francisco Liriano in their ...
BOCA RATON, Fla. 鈥� Part of being a contender 鈥� something the Pirates weren鈥檛 for two decades until 2013 鈥� is that players鈥� salaries usually go up commensurate to a team鈥檚 success rate.That is happening to the Pirates this winter. The bill has come due for three straight trips for ...
BOCA RATON, Fla. 鈥� More than a month has passed since the Pittsburgh Pirates made a one-and-done exit from the postseason following a 98-win regular season.General manager Neal Huntington admits there is still a bit of sting remaining from the Pirates losing to Jake Arrieta and the Chicago ...
Free agency got underway Saturday, but unlike other sports, the market moves at a glacial pace in baseball.Even when teams eventually begin signing players, the low-budget Pirates, as usual, aren鈥檛 likely to make a big splash in the open market.Their top priority is attempting to re-sign ...
