SAN DIEGO 鈥� Neal Huntington rarely tips his hand about anything, especially when it comes to trades, free agent signings or extending his own players鈥� contract.So it was interesting that the Pirates general manager acknowledged Wednesday that the team has begun preliminary talks with second ...
SAN DIEGO 鈥� Pedro Alvarez鈥檚 days as a third baseman appear over. Perhaps his time with the Pirates is almost up, as well.Executives from multiple teams said Monday the Pirates are making the left-handed hitting slugger available in trades as they look to bolster their starting ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Some fans came to PNC Park wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase 鈥淧ay Ru$$鈥� late last season.Apparently, the Toronto Blue Jays took notice. Martin agreed to terms on a five-year, $82-million contact with them Monday in free agency.Thus, Martin鈥檚 two-year run with the ...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. 鈥� The Arizona Fall League is considered a finishing school for some of the top prospects in baseball.Tyler Glasnow is considered the Pirates鈥� top prospect and the AFL has proven that the 6-foot-7 right-hander is not yet a finished product at the tender age of 20.The AFL ...
It was much simpler to determine Andrew McCutchen鈥檚 chances of winning the National League鈥檚 Most Valuable Player award last year.The Pirates center fielder and the other two finalists 鈥� Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina 鈥� ...
One of the reasons the Pirates will not have a bench coach next season is telling.Brad Fischer was promoted to the major league coaching staff this week after three years as the organization鈥檚 minor league field coordinator in part because he is noted for his work with catchers.Catching was ...
