Three thoughts on the Pirates:<strong>1. Small trades should add up</strong>Teams that win the offseason or the trading deadline usually don鈥檛 win a championship.Ask the San Diego Padres, the darlings of last winter, who entered the weekend eight games behind the ...
The Pirates didn鈥檛 generate much national buzz at Major League Baseball鈥檚 non-waiving trading deadline.However, general manager Neal Huntington was quite active leading up to Friday afternoon鈥檚 deadline. He made five deals in an eight-day span, including four on the final two days before ...
The Pirates made their second 鈥� and bolder 鈥� trade in less than 24 hours to bolster their bullpen Thursday night by acquiring Detroit Tigers closer Joakim Soria.The Pirates sent touted Class AA Altoona shortstop JaCoby Jones to the Tigers after acquiring right-hander Joe Blanton from the ...
Looking only at Sean Rodriguez鈥檚 offensive statistics, it is difficult to understand why Pirates general manager Neal Huntington tried for three years to acquire the utility player in a trade.Rodriguez was hitting just .204 with three home runs and six RBIs in 84 games going into Tuesday ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Aramis Ramirez joined the Pirates for their game Saturday night against the Washington Nationals at PNC Park and his new teammates were eager to welcome the 37-year-old third baseman.鈥淗e鈥檚 been around for quite some time and he鈥檚 a veteran that knows what he needs to do. ...
In some news that quickly dampens pennant fever, the Pirates are going to be without the left side of their infield through at the least the end of August and perhaps well into September.Shortstop Jordy Mercer was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday 鈥� joining third baseman Josh Harrison ...
